Bees and apple pollination, a bite sized view!
Bees and apple pollination, a bite sized view! Scientists have researched which species pollinates these apples and how much is it worth in the UK. You can download their paper Apple Pollination: Demand Depends on Variety and Supply Depends on Pollinator Identity....
Pollen mites hitching a lift on Red Mason bees to gain access to fresh nests new video
PLEASE clean your Red Mason bee (Osmia bicornis) cocoons! Pollen mites attach themselves to the bees using huge claws as they leave their natal nest, hitch a lift, (phoresy), and transfer to a female during mating hitching a lift back on their new host to drop off...
Bread and milk harms Hedgehogs poster
No milk or bread today. It makes hedgehogs ill! Many people now thankfully, know that bread and milk is a 'no-no' for hedgehogs. There are others who simply do not know it can be harmful for them. Being lactose intolerant, too much can give them diarrhoea! Download...
1st Red Mason female bee feeding 2016 on fructose video
Cold, chilled 1st Female Red Mason bee 2016 On 21st April, the weather here was unseasonably warm in my south facing sun trap garden. Early afternoon, I looked inside my orchard bee nest box. and saw two Red Mason males (Osmia bicornis) had emerged and flown away,...
Composting talk Burton & Rossett Horticultural Society N. Wales
Want to know how to make Garden Compost? Burton & Rossett Horticultural Society aims to encourage good horticultural and gardening practices in the local area, through a variety of talks, workshops and outings, as well as two annual shows. After his successful and...
Garden Bumblebee Talk Risley Moss Local Nature Reserve
Garden Bumblebees Talk and Presentation A talk by local expert George Pilkington on garden bumblebees, their ecology, pests, bumblebee decline, forage and his own innovative bumblebee nest boxes. Tuesday 26th April 2016 Risley Moss Nature Reserve 7.00pm - 8.30pm Cost...
Bumblebee Presentation, Flint & District Honeybee keepers
Flint and District Beekeepers Presentation I enjoy giving presentations to honeybee keepers. Many of them are keen 'experts' in honeybees and very knowledgeable about them. Its rather nice when they ask me to tell them about garden bumblebees or solitary bees. I...
The Secret Life of Sparrowhawks DVD
What do you really know about sparrowhawks? Other than them flashing by your kitchen window, flying away after an unsuccessful hunt or even a successful kill. There is so much more to learn about them. A top predator skilled in hunting its prey. But what do you really...
Bumblebee queens where do they nest? updated video
Bumblebee queens where do they nest? Bumblebee queens nest in all sorts of odd places! How do you find them? Observe, follow, observe, patience, patience, patience and a pinch of luck! This video shows a handful of the many strange locations I have found their nests....
Wildlife Gardening, Butterflies and Citizen Science
Help solve the mystery of the UK’s back garden butterflies Butterfly Conservation's newly launched Garden Butterfly Survey will attempt to lift the lid on how garden butterflies are faring. The survey will reveal garden butterfly declines and increases, how they are...