Bees have been popping up all around the city leading those who find them to a popular exhibition.

The Bees in the Woods art exhibition is taking place at ONCA Gallery in St George’s Place, Brighton, after it was opened by Caroline Lucas on Friday, October 4.

Professor Dave Goulson, author and founder of Bumblebee Conservation Trust, will be talking about how to reduce the bee decline on Saturday, October 12 from 4pm until 6pm as well as doing a book signing.

The bee decline is something that Bees in the Woods organiser Mia Underwood feels very passionately about.

She said: “Imagine the world without bees – there would be no chocolate and very limited fruit and veg, we would be living on potato and cereal so it’s very important that we take notice.

“We’ve lost a great amount of our bumblebees. We’ve already started doing hand pollination. It’s very tricky, time consuming and expensive process and would push the price of food up.

“Our lovely bumblebees do it all for free.”

A Bumblebee Conservation Trust spokeswoman said: "Bumblebees are mainly under threat because of changes to the countryside in the UK.

"Changes in agricultural techniques have meant that there are far fewer wildflowers in the landscape than there used to be, meaning that many of our bumblebee species are struggling to survive.

"The dramatic decline in populations of most species, and the extinction of two species in the UK, show that something needs to be done.

"When we think of the British countryside, we often think of rolling green fields with crops or livestock. However, it wasn’t always this way.

"Until relatively recently, the British landscape was much more colourful. The fields had many more wildflowers, and these supported a much greater diversity of wildlife."

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