Solitary bees wildlife documentary needs your help. Pleazzze!
Solitary bees wildlife documentary needs your help. Pleazze! To be made by Team Candiru. James Dunbar, who is a camera operator, with a strong emphasis on filming insects, spiders and other small creatures as his masters degree with distinction from the University of...
First red mason bee to emerge 2014
Very early emergence in my garden of male red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) (O. rufa) This is most unusual in my garden as it is still only March, yet this brave little fellow emerged. The sun is now shining but it is still rather cold. After a few minutes warming...
Leafcutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) using observation nest box video
Scouse Leafcutter bees (Megachile centuncularis) nest building on Liverpool allotment site! The children called these bees the 'Cigar ' bees, red masons the 'Mud' bees and Osmia leaiana, the 'Pesto' bees, (which use masticated leaf matter to divide their cells). Could...
Tree bumblebee, B. hypnorum orientation flight
Tree bumblebee orientation flight Earlier today a great tit was busy pecking at the new bird/bee box entrance. Recently they regularly chase away the blue tits whenever they go near it during the day. It has been used over the winter by a blue tit for roosting....I...
Bees and their pollination of hedgerow berries helps UK wildlife
Bees and their pollination of berries helps UK birds and small mammals Bird watchers go watching birds along field edges, woodlands and hedgerows, where in winter the influx of migratory birds adds more interest. Many birds eat berries or their seeds in the winter...
Green Journey by Mercedes Myvan interview
Interview by Mercedes Benz MYVAN myBUSINESS Green journey by vanderful, posted February 13th 2014 11:05 AM “Inspired by nature and proven by science”, that is George Pilkington’s motto and essentially also the name of his company. The nature-lover constantly...
Greenfinch and goldfinch with trichomonosis symptoms video
Both greenfinch and goldfinch show trichomonosis symptoms Trichomonosis (fat finch disease) was discovered by members of the public taking part in the British Trust for Ornithology, Garden Bird Watch Scheme, (not the RSPB scheme!) in 2005. This is a Citizen Science...
Review of the bumblebee nest box from Nurturing Nature
La Humla Suse, the Norwegian Bumblebee Society. May 2013, I was invited to give a presentation in Oslo by members of the newly formed Norwegian Bumblebee Conservation Society, La Humla Suse. Toril Mentzoni and Atle Mjelde of the Norwegian Bumblebee Conservation...
Waxmoth larvae safe behind their tough silken blanket video
The major pest of bumblebees, the wax moth (Aphomia sociella) Read more about this little moth here See how my new bumblebee nest box thwarts pests including wax moth by using an anti wax moth flap, and has a wax moth monitoring system build into it For more...
Bees ‘n Beans citizen science survey in gardens and allotments
Join up and receive free beans seeds, see below. I already have!!Welcome!Bees, beans, and others in between.Welcome to the blog for Bees 'n Beans, a study from theUniversity of Sussex that is looking into the insect pollination happening in gardens and urban green...