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Pollination and some dodgy flower names

Rob finds out how bees do pollination, enjoys some dodgy names of bee-friendly flowers, and his adorable bee of the week is the red mason bee.

David Attenborough is saving the planet, Brian May is saving badgers, now comedian Rob Beckett is saving the bees. With help from some comedy friends and proper bee experts.

This week Rob chats to comedian Ahir Shah and the RHS's Helen Bostock about the vital role bees play in pollination, and what we'd be eating if we didn't have them... He learns what flowers are good for bees (and which ones have seriously dodgy names). And bee of the week is a lovely little pollinator called the red mason bee.

Series Producer Jo Newsholme.

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29 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Sun 1 Aug 2021 02:30
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 02:30