10 Practical Things You Can Do To Help Save The Bees

3. And don’t add sugar to that water — just leave it fresh!

You might have seen a viral Facebook post that claimed Sir David Attenborough was encouraging people to leave a teaspoon of water and sugar out for bees. Well, I’ve got news for you: that post was totally fake and the BBC have recently forced Facebook to remove it.

Leaving sugar water out for bees can actually be detrimental, as bees do best when they drink from natural nectar sources, says Neih. Basically, native plants and fresh water are the best things to offer to bees, and that’s pretty much it.