Steve has joined a cross-party group of over 100 MPs, including Ministers, in supporting a call for a National Bee Action Plan.
The campaign calls for a reverse to the decline of Britain's honey and wild bees, and Steve feels the need for such a plan is urgent.
He said: "This is something I have had a longstanding interest in, and bee numbers have fallen dramatically in recent years. Yet bees are vital to our farmers, food security and economy. Without them food prices would rise and the quality of produce would fall. In addition, of course, many of the plants and wildlife in our parks, gardens and countryside depend upon them too."
A stakeholder group should be convened by the end of 2013 to draw-up a plan in-line with scientific evidence which will seek to ensure the way we farm our food and plan our towns and cities is good for bees, help farmers, gardeners and park keepers to reduce use of chemicals that harm bees, and protect Britain's wild and honey bee species and other pollinators.
Steve added: "I am delighted this is all coming together, and I hope the Government will commit to implementing the proposal put forward at the end of this process."
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Check out a video Steve made back in 2009 here.