FARMERS from Dorset have been taking part in a campaign to “give bees their buzz back.”

The Bee Road project has been run by Arla Foods for a number of years with the scheme initially launched by the Co-op in 2011. This year’s Bee Road launched at the weekend.

It consists of a countrywide network of “bee-friendly pollinating corridors” with plants such as knapweed, red clover and birdsfoot trefoil being used to provide a food-rich habitat for the fuzzy fliers.

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A spokesperson for Arla said: "Our farmer owners are passionate about protecting the land around us and have been working to support biodiversity for a number of years. As the UK faces an un-bee-liveable biodiversity crisis, the 2,300 farmers that own Arla are calling on the nation to unite with them in supporting pollinators and join the Bee Road.

"Around a third of the food we eat relies on pollinators such as bees. But our pollinator population is in decline, which puts some of our great British food under threat. The Bee Road aims to create a network of national pollinator pitstops filled with bee-friendly flowers, giving these vital insects places to rest and refuel before they continue to pollinate some of our most important crops.”

To find out more about the project visit arlafoods.co.uk/sustainability/thebeeroad