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Plants to attract Bees » Flowers for Bumble bees
These are important flowers for Bumble Bees
Nature's most industrious and harmless workers - the Bumble Bee
Bumble bee numbers are on the decline. The research can’t tell us whether the bee declines are causing the plant declines, or vice versa, or indeed whether the two are locked in a vicious cycle in which each is affecting the other. It’s also not clear as of yet what the ultimate causes of the declines are, although land use change, agricultural chemicals and climate change may be important factors. The researchers hope to clarify these issues with follow-up studies
