Its easy to recall the surge of joy when I first drove by this unassuming 625 square metres of vegetable beds: no house, no flowers, no trees, just roughly shaped plots with mown grass paths between them. The beds are raised from consistent
Updated: 11/19/2011 06:30P
Loss of habitat has been blamed for much of the decline, with flower-rich grasslands reducing by 97% since the 1930s. Changes in domestic gardens - with modern preferences for decking and mown lawns - has also meant fewer flowers for the bees.
Updated: 10/04/2011 07:19P