Highland bees and other pollinators were given a welcome boost in 2020, despite Covid restrictions By Louise Glen Published: 18:09, 16 February 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper bees and butterfly on the flower garden Good progress has made by more than 30 partners, including Highland Council in the past year towards delivering the Pollinator Strategy for Scotland. Pollinators are vital for our biodiversity, but populations face challenges due to changes in land use, habitat loss, diseases, pesticides and climate change. Scotland has 23 types of bumblebee, 79 solitary bees and the honey bee.