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Peterborough considers mini-gardens for bees on bus stop roofs (www.bbc.com)
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A city could become the latest in the UK to debut "bee bus stops" that aim to boost biodiversity in urban areas.

Peterborough City Council said 34 bus stops could include Living Roofs - mini-gardens planted on top of bus shelters made up of wildflowers and other vegetation.

The initiative was included in its new plan for the city's bus stops, which will also see "comfortable seating" replace existing perch seats, according to a report by the authority.

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[–] [S] 3 points 6 days ago (1 child)

Bees find new sources of nectar all the time. Flowers on this will come and go just like they do everywhere else and the bees will adapt to the changes. But, cumulatively, these would boost the available sources of nectar for them.

This is a variation on the B-Lines project that has been running for some years now, and has been very successful.

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