Monday 14 April  2025

South Lawn Hotel, Lymington Road, Milford on Sea , SO41 0RF

Monthly Meeting

Gill Perkins   - The Plight of the Bumblebee

Bumblebees are endearing and familiar insects.  Their animated behaviour and deep buzz as they fly from flower to flower makes them a delight to watch.  Bumblebees share a unique relationship with humans but their welfare is often framed in terms of threats to human interests such as economic impact, food security or production of goods.    Gill will explore how these amazing creatures have their own intrinsic value and how all of us can help them to survive.

Gill is CEO of The Bumblebee Conservation Trust, the organisation dedicated to conserving bumblebee species, rare or abundant, by educating the public about the social, economic, environmental, and cultural benefits which they and other pollinators provide.