4 November 2014 Last updated at 01:30
By Victoria Gill
Science reporter, BBC News
The Government has made an agreement with landowners including Network Rail and the Highways Agency to restore bee-friendly habitat throughout England.
It is part of a 10-year National Pollinator Strategy.
But some conservation groups say the plan does not go far enough.
It includes countryside stewardship schemes, worth a total of £900m, to provide financial incentives for farmers to plant pollinator-friendly crops and let meadows grow.
The plan is announced on Tuesday by Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss.
It will be the key policy announcement of her first major speech as environment secretary.
The coalition has been criticised for some of its actions on the natural environment, including the controversial badger cull and a plan to sell off forests, which was ultimately scrapped. So Ms Truss will look to move the debate forward.
She will say in her keynote speech that "our health, our jobs and our future prosperity and security depend on nature in this country".
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