Beekeepers’ preferences for flowers in the UK
Millie Charmoy
Last summer, I was lucky enough to be accepted onto a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Placement) project looking into beekeepers’ preferences for flowers. The work, hosted by a PhD student, worked towards giving a voice to beekeepers in Europe. Due to the rising costs of beekeeping, honeybee numbers have stagnated and their essential role as pollinators for both crops and wild plants is threatened. Increasing floral diversity in the landscape could begin to ease this pressure but we first need to find out which plants beekeepers want to see in the landscape.