Smart beesare facing lethal threat

BEE numbers are falling; honey producers, fruit-growers and farmers, all over the world, are worried.

Smart beesare facing lethal threat

Plants offer handouts of nectar to attract bees wasps and moths.

When a bee alights on a flower, its hairy body becomes coated with pollen and little sacs on its hind legs are filled with the powder.

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