Harry Rafferty

Harry's Deeside 33 Mile Ultra Marathon for the Bees

Fundraising for Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£378
raised of £200 target
by 20 supporters
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We Create wildflower habitats to help protect Britain's bumblebees

Story

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Our bees are dying out and with them go one third of our diet and we may have less than a decade to save them. A world without pollinators would be devastating for food production.
A third of the food that we eat depends on pollinating insects: vegetables fruits, nuts, spices, oils, and many more… In Europe alone, the growth of over 4,000 vegetables depends on the essential work of pollinators. But currently, more and more bees are dying. The bee decline affects mankind too.
The main reasons for global decline of bees are industrial agriculture, parasites/pathogens and climate change. It is becoming increasingly evident that some insecticides, at concentrations applied routinely in the current chemical-intensive agriculture system, exert clear, negative effects on the health of pollinators – both individually and at the colony level.
http://sos-bees.org/
http://bumblebeeconservation.org/

About the charity

Bumblebees are in decline because of a loss of their habitats. Our landscape is changing, over 97% of the UK's grasslands have been lost in the past 70 years. We work to put much needed flowers back into the countryside to benefit our bumblebees and other wildlife.

Donation summary

Total raised
£378.00
+ £58.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£378.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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