Bertie the Bee is soft, cuddly and very easy to knit - he is a great way to use up any black and yellow odds and ends in your stash. Our bees are under threat from environmental changes, pesticides and modern industrial farming methods - if would like to help Bertie and his friends, please plant some bee-friendly flowers and shrubs that are native to where you live, and consider ditching the pesticides. Bertie will be very pleased if you do!