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It’s an amazing experience to put on a bee suit and see a hive,” says Andrew Whitehouse, head of operations for the invertebrate conservation group, Buglife. “There’s suddenly thousands and thousands

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Allotments get smaller as councils struggle with plot provision, reports Ian Hodgson

Many farmers are battling for their future in the face of financial crises and the climate emergency. We ask: who are the pioneers leading the charge for change and what is at stake for the rest of us?

From the pleasures of harvesting your own one-of-a-kind honey to the meditative calm that methodical hive-management brings, beekeeping has much to offer, finds Jane Wheatley

Before you start your autumn clean-up, spare a thought for our overwintering pollinators, says Jean Vernon