According to my copy of First News the rare southern cuckoo bee has been seen in St Abbs, Berwickshire, Scotland by Bob Dawson of the Bumblebee Trust.
British bees have been on the decline for quite some time now; one of the reasons cited in the article was the diminishing number of flowers growing in the wild. The article also informs its junior readers that the cuckoo bee gets its name because they move into nests belonging to other bees, just as the female cuckoo will lay her egg in another bird's nest.
On the other hand, Stranraer, southwest Scotland, has seen an outbreak of American Foulbred, which is a disease affecting honey bees.
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