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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Phoebe Weston

Why saving the honeybee could be bad news for other bees

Bees flying around and landing on a tree branch.
European honey bee wild hive in Wales. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy

Everyone 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.

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