May 2, 2019
A Bumblebee nest box through time 2011-2019 I got the idea from the BBC 2 TV programme “A house through time” presented by David Olusoga, a Professor of Public History. A house in Liverpool, my old home city, in one house, 62 Faulkner Street, told the...
May 1, 2019
Bombus pratorum using Nurturing Nature bumblebee nest box 2019
Apr 21, 2019
Bombus terrestris queen egg laying in her nest In the wild many new queen bumblebees fill their crop with nectar, mate and then hibernate over the winter months. A few may stay around to establish a nest depending upon species and location. See BWARS Winter Bumblebees...
Mar 14, 2019
Turning a boring lawn into a wildflower meadow part 2 Here is a film of a lawn which was left a short period after I persuaded the owner to leave it uncut after seeing what flowers were there but never allowed to reach their full potential. It turned out to be the...
Nov 6, 2018
Wild Bee Management Workshop for the Carbon Landscape Partnership FeedBack 3/11/18 Topics covered, included bumblebee and solitary bee nest boxes, species that use them, attracting bees, nest designs, pests, predators and their management, hygiene, other residents of...
Oct 22, 2018
Wild Bee Management Workshop for the Carbon Landscape Partnership George Pilkington from Nurturing Nature will teach us all about bee hygiene, why bug hotels are great for bugs but bee homes need their own space. George will teach us all about his specially designed...
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