POLLINATORS WE NEED - SO READ THIS ARTICLE FROM 38 DEGREES

 

Dear John,  Our bees are at risk. Up to three-quarters of crop species are pollinated by bees, but our bee population has been declining for years! [1] That’s because since the 1930s the UK has lost 97% of its wildflower meadows. [2] And last month, the UK Government approved the use of a bee-killing pesticide again, putting bees at even higher risk. [3]  Thousands of us have been campaigning to protect our bees. [4] But there’s something else we need your help with John. If thousands of us plant more bee friendly flowers in our gardens, on our windowsills, or in a nearby green space, we can make sure our bees are able to thrive this spring.  The plan is to send out bee-friendly flower seeds to people all across the UK. But to do that we’re going to need the funds to buy the seeds and post them out. Each packet costs about £3 to buy and send. So the more people chip in, the more seeds we can send out, and the more we can help our buzzy friends the same way they’ve helped us.  Please can you chip in to help save our bees? You can make a secure donation here - and if you donate, you'll be given the chance to be one of the first to sign up and get your own seeds: Chip in £1 Chip in £2 Chip in £3 Chip in another amount 38 Degrees only works when all of us come together to do what we can for what we believe in. Not everyone can afford to chip in - especially during the coronavirus crisis. That’s why it’s so important that those of us who can, do. Then we can make sure that thousands of bee-friendly flowers crop up all over the UK this spring.  This isn’t the first time 38 Degrees members have come together to plant flowers for bees - last spring 60,000 of us signed up to get some seeds in the post. So let's do it again this year. Whether you’ve got a plant pot on a windowsill or a garden in the countryside, these seeds can be planted anywhere across the UK.  Will you chip in to help buy and send out bee-friendly flower seeds, so together we can save our bees? Spring is on the way, so we need to buy, post and plant these seeds as quickly as possible! Chip in £1 Chip in £2 Chip in £3 Chip in another amount Thank you for everything that you do,  Matt, Megan, Simma and the 38 Degrees team  NOTES: [1] The Independent: Bees will die as ministers approve toxic banned pesticide for second time, warn experts National Geographic: Insects are vanishing at an alarming rate—but we can save them The Independent: World Bee Day: Are we ignoring biodiversity risks in the same way we ignored the pandemic? The Independent: An alarm bell we must not ignore’: Major report calls for huge pesticide reductions to halt collapse in vital insect populations The Independent: Bees will die as ministers approve toxic banned pesticide for second time, warn experts 38 Degrees: Ban bee-killing pesticides
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