7 species of solitary bee pests attracted to nest box-video
Solitary bees have many enemies. See some for yourself From cuckoo wasps to cuckoo bees, tiny mites and even a fly all pests of solitary bees. Many of these filmed are sneaky and fast. Whilst the female bee is out they will sneak in, lay their egg and dart out...
The Bee fly is a bee mimic and a bee eater! video
The Bee Fly The Bee Fly is a furry looking fly thats looks similar to a Bombus pascuorum worker. Its larvae eats bees larvae. It is a bee mimic (Bombylius major?) and harmless to humans even with that very long proboscis protruding out of its mouth! Unlike bumblebees,...
Bumblebee roundabout, Plantlife and Alan Titchmarsh Road verges campaign
Bumblebee roundabout, wildflower road verges... save councils money! Eventually persuaded my Local Council to plant this bumblebee roundabout some time ago. The wildflower charity, Plantlife, has joined up with Alan Titchmarsh and together are asking people to sign a...
How ‘friendly’ are bee ‘friendly’ plants from garden centres?
So you want to help the bees? Buy bee friendly plants right? You are absolutely convinced now that bee numbers are crashing world wide. You know that bees are actually far more important to our food security than you realised. You have seen it on the TV, read it in...
Help make an educational solitary bee film free for schools, etc. video
Bonus perk! Win my award winning solitary bee nest box!!! Read more below...... Nurturing Nature is providing a fantastic, award-winning Solitary Bee nest box (worth £59.95) that you could win if you sponsor us for £10 or more! * All you need to do is email Nurturing...
RSPB, Warrington Day Centre, Nurturing Nature & Peregrines!
A joint venture with the RSPB, Warrington Day Centre, Nurturing Nature and of course the peregrines! Students and staff on the Nurturing Nature course, from WDC attended Manchester recently to view the Manchester city peregrines. With the kind help of the wonderful...
Cacoxenus indagator, a cleptoparasite of red mason bees video
Cocoxenus indagator, a 'fruit fly' that starves some solitary bees to death You may see these little 'fruit flies' around your red mason bee nest boxes. This feeble flying insect is no fruit fly as a larva. It is a cleptoparasite . They are opportunists and literally...
Great British Bee Count citizen science phone app
Tuesday 10th June 2014 Public urged to become bee-spotters in first annual count People around the UK are being urged to take part in the first Great British Bee Count, which starts today (Tuesday 10 June 2014) and runs until the end of August, to help scientists...
Monodontomerus wasp a parasitoid of red mason bees and its life cycle video
Monodontomerus wasp. A silent deadly assassin of Red mason bees I designed my solitary bee boxes to allow for detailed observations to be carried out without hindering the bees themselves, allowing me to make this video and more! Bees are in decline and need as much...
Take a closer look at the wax moth, Aphomia sociella-video
Wax moth, Aphomia sociella in the spotlight! These moth larvae live inside nests of bumblebees and Vespula wasps! They are actually known as inquilines, i.e. they are lodgers inside their hosts nest, feeding upon the nest contents, including wax, pollen, nectar,...