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Last broadcast on Wed, 21 Oct 2009, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
It is commonly known that honeybees have been dying in large numbers, but much less well known that bumblebees are just as important when it comes to pollinating crops and flowers, and that they too are in serious decline.
Louise Batchelor investigates the reasons for their plight and looks at efforts to conserve the most threatened species - and even reverse the last extinction. The programme also features the world's first working bumblebee sniffer dog, trained to find their elusive nests, which is a vital part of the research.
A Square Dog Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Nikki Gammans' blog on reintroducing the short-haired bumblebee
RSPB Dungeness, site off the short-haired bumblebee project
Scottish Natural Heritage page on the Great Yellow Bumblebee
Bumblebee sanctuary at RSPB Vane Farm
Broadcast
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Wed 21 Oct 200921:00
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