B&Q GOES BEE FRIENDLY
To help support wildlife and address the declining bee population, retailer B&Q has announced its flowering plant range, available from February 2018, will be grown free from all neonicotinoid pesticides.
“As part of our commitment to supporting Britain’s wildlife, in 2013 we reviewed the use of neonicotinoids in our garden chemical products,” said Rachel Bradley, B&Q’s sustainability manager. “As a result of the findings, and ahead of EU restrictions, we will ensure that none of the flowering plants we sell will be grown using any pesticide containing any of the nine neonicotinoids.”