Why saving the honeybee could be bad news for other bees

In this week's newsletter: a conservation success story has a sting in its tail as wild pollinators pay the priceEveryone wants to save the bees.Angelina Jolie put on a beekeeping suit for Guerlain and David Beckham proudly presented the King with a pot of honey from his bees in Oxfordshire. So many people wanting to do good have set up hives in their gardens or on roofs that they have become a symbol of sustainability. Of course, farming honeybees is a great way to make delicious honey, but there is a sting in the tail - keeping hives doesn't help wild pollinators.Human-made global warming 'caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer'A tiny town in Idaho dodged incineration in 2024. Will the next wildfire take it out?'You're going about your day and suddenly see a little Godzilla': Bangkok reckons with a giant lizard boomWild bees visit different flowers to balance diet, study showsThe best way to help bees? Don't become a beekeeper like I did | Alison BenjaminI was terrified of bees - until the day 30,000 of them moved into my house | Pip Harry Continue reading...