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Trees for bees

Maintaining bee populations to pollinate crops has been a problem for arable farming. During the 2010s Landcare Research scientists worked with farmers to plant trees and shrubs as shelter belts that would attract bees and provide food for them in winter. This video from 2013 shows the scheme. 

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Simon Nathan, Research institutions – Government research organisations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/44981/trees-for-bees (accessed 30 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 10 April 2014, updated 7 May 2026.