The honey trap: How the demise of Britain’s bees could cost us £1.8billion a year
Scientists from the University of Reading have monetarised the value of the work of the humble bee. According to this article
“They worked out how many hours it would take them to cover all the crops in Britain and what they would be paid for their time at the minimum wage.
Using humans with paintbrushes to pollinate crops including apples, pears, strawberries, oilseed rape, field beans, courgettes, peaches and plums would cost £1.8bn – the equivalent of 60,000 teachers or nurses.
The shocking figure comes just a week after two studies last week found pesticides are stopping bees finding their way home.”
Humans with paint brushes!!! Come on……..