Bees & Beyond 🐝 · Jun 15, 2026

Bees Are Not About Honey. They Are About Everything.

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Here is why bees matter to every ecosystem on earth, and why cities might be their unexpected lifeline.**

The Honey Distraction

Ask most people what bees do and they will say: make honey.

This is true of one species out of approximately 270 in the UK and roughly 20,000 worldwide. The honeybee, Apis mellifera, is a remarkable animal. But the relentless focus on honeybees and honey production has, for decades, created a public understanding of bees that is both…

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