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Expand National Bee Unit remit to focus on wild bee health and hive impact guidance.

Recommendation
Defra should expand the remit of the National Bee Unit, to include a focus on wild bee health. This should include both developing internal expertise and fostering collaboration with entomology experts and producing biennial reports, as part of the National Pollinator Strategy update previously recommended in this report. The Unit should also produce guidance to keepers about the potential impacts of over densification of hives on wild pollinator species.
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Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 7 February 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
Recommendation age 2.5 yrs
Report published 07 Mar 2024