When you try to do something nice

 

Apparently, despite the travails of honeybees around the world, releasing lots of them is not a great idea, as they compete with wild pollinators.

M&S [ Marks & Spencer] faces backlash over plan to release 30m honeybees

Critics say M&S should focus on restoring native habitats instead of releasing millions of honeybees, which are just one of the nearly 270 bee species in the UK, many of which are in sharp decline. “They are actually ending up doing something that may damage the environment,” said Matt Shardlow, head of the conservation charity Buglife. 

“There are not enough wild flowers to support the populations we’ve got. It’s about creating a better countryside for pollinators, not chucking more pollinators out into the countryside – we need to get more pollen and nectar into the countryside,” he said.

Back to nature;
Katniss Everdeen would approve!