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<p>Each year the Government publishes an indicator of trends in populations of wild
bees and other pollinators in the UK. The indicator measures changes in the distribution
of almost 400 species of bees and other insects since 1980 and shows that, for all
pollinating insects, the indicator has declined by 22% since 1980 although it has
stabilised in recent years. For bees, the indicator has declined by 17% since 1980
although it shows evidence of a recovery since 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Trends are also
available for managed honey bees. The number of beekeepers registered on BeeBase,
the National Bee Unit’s biosecurity system which underpins the Government inspectorate’s
actions for bee health, has increased significantly over the last 10 years from 12,000
to over 40,000 today.</p><p> </p><p>Protecting pollinators is a priority for this
Government. Since 2014 we have been working with a range of partners to implement
a National Pollinator Strategy to address declines in wild pollinators and concerns
about bee health, including establishing a pollinator monitoring and research partnership
to gather further data and strengthen the evidence base.</p>
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