I first heard about this story about a week ago, however it only became really interesting yesterday when my playing partner got stung on the mouth after a bee made it’s way into his can of pop. Apart from being incredibly funny it ignited debate on the usefulness of insects and what can we realistically sacrifice in the pursuit of golf. What do you think? “An initiative to help to save some of the UK's rare bumblebee species has been launched by Syngenta. A number of farmland bumblebees are perilously close to extinction due to loss of habitat. However, by developing sections of a field into a clover-rich legume area, known as a field margin, farmers can very rapidly increase populations of even rare species by providing bees with vital food sources. Such legume margins have been proven to restore habitats for endangered bumblebee species while also contributing valuable points towards Entry Level Qualification allowing farmers to qualify for agri-environment scheme points. Seed mixtures developed specifically for Operation Bumble Bee are designed to provide maximum pollen and nectar for foraging bees and insects throughout the summer." For more on this story click here…