Elizabeth Truss, the Environment Secretary, has today (Tuesday 4th November) launched a National Pollinator Strategy that every gardener should read.

Speaking to the Policy Exchange think tank, Ms Truss said that pollinator species such as bees, butterflies, moths and wasps are ‘indispensable’ to our food production and that establishing a ‘flower-rich habitat’ will help increase their numbers.

Many thousands of Britons have already created pollinator-friendly havens in their gardens and backyards.
This is very commendable.

I am glad that Ms Truss has finally published the long-promised plan as the latest guidance offers advice on how we can all contribute to saving Britain’s bees.

The plan was certainly a long time in coming. In April of this year, I wrote to Ms Truss’s predecessor, Lord de Mauley, urging him to publish a plan as a matter of urgency.

Lobby groups, such as Friends of the Earth, were also campaigning hard on this issue.

For those readers that wish to help save Britain’s bees and other pollinators, the plan they can found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategy-to-support-bees-needs