The honey bee population has declined massively in recent years due to the rise of GM crops, habitat degradation and the use of pesticides.  Bees pollinate over 30% of our food and 90% of our wild plants; without bees to spread seeds, many plants, including food crops, would die out. 

In response to the bee crisis, there has been a huge increase in the number of people taking up bee keeping, especially in cities. Lynda Laird's Urban Beekeeping series follows the work of Camilla Goddard, a full time beekeeper for Capital Bee in South London. She first started keeping bees eight years ago and now has hives all over the city: in parks, churchyards, primary schools and on the roofs of hotels.

C-Type on Fujicolor Crystal Archive

50 x 50 cm.

One of an edition of 50