Bees’ Needs champion awards: 2023 to 2024
Updated 10 July 2024
Applies to England
The Bees’ Needs champion awards recognise and celebrate exceptional things that local authorities, community groups, farmers and businesses have done to support pollinators.
Defra gives these awards to people or organisations that have done inspiring things to help pollinators thrive. For example:
- creating a wildflower patch
- educating the local community
- doing special things to help pollinators on your farm or around your workplace
You can nominate yourself for an award, or you can nominate someone else.
The Bees’ Needs champion awards are part of government’s:
Award categories
There are 2 award categories. You can enter under either:
- communities
- farming
The communities category is for things that local authorities, schools and community groups do to help pollinators.
The farming category is for things that farmers do to help pollinators.
Application form
Bees Needs’ champion awards: application form
Closing date for entries
Entries closed on 12 May 2024.
Privacy notice
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