British bees are becoming reliant on the invasive Himalayan Balsam flower for nectar as honey ...
(World News Science)

Honeybees are becoming reliant on the invasive Himalayan Balsam flower for their survival due to the decline in native British wildflowers, researchers discovered. The British countryside`s changing face has been mapped across seven decades - using contents of bees` honey, by a team from the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Scientists turned to the tiny pollinators to track fields, hedgerows, wild spaces and gardens since the 1950s - to better understand how the countryside is changing. Thy found the favourite modern day food of a honeybee is bramble, whereas in 1952 it was white clover, they have also taken to the invasive Himalayan balsam flower. The findings of the study could help `save...