13/06/2026
VOTE BEES! Here's the Bank of England's survey to decide which animals will feature on new £10 notes - buff-tailed bumblebee has made the shortlist but it's down to the public....
The Buff-tailed bumblebee has made the shortlist to feature on the new banknotes – and you can help make it happen! 🐝💵
Why this “noteworthy” bumblebee deserves your vote:
🍅 Bumblebees are pollinator powerhouses. They are essential for pollinating many of our wildflowers and crops, including lots of fruits and vegetables.
🌾 Pollinators do an astonishing amount of work for free. Replacing their role in farming with hand pollination would cost roughly £1.8 billion. Without bumblebees, many of the foods we eat would become harder to grow and more expensive to buy.
💵 Giving the Buff-tailed bumblebee a place on the new Bank of England notes would shine a light on why bumblebees need protecting. Across the UK, bumblebee populations have plummeted over time, with two species already lost in the last 100 years, and many others in serious decline today.
This is your chance to keep bumblebees in people’s minds … and wallets!
Vote for the Buff-tailed bumblebee: https://ow.ly/tXzj50ZarTt
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