A different kind of buzz? My visit to the National Beekeeping Centre Wales-video
Bumblebees, solitary bees and honey bees, lets keep them all buzzing! Whereas I have spent time studying wild bees in gardens and how to attract them, beekeepers have to have much more knowledge and experience. The visit earned my total respect for dedicated...
Free bee friendly seeds!
I just signed up to plant some free bee friendly seeds in my garden https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/bee-seeds Thanks to strong campaigning across Europe the pesticides which are blamed for killing them have been banned for two years, although there are others...
First bees, now trees, both under threat from pests and disease, Citizen Science Project
Oak tree joins list of trees under threat Like many other imported alien species, these were brought in from Europe on imported oaks. Do n't we have enough British oaks here to grow instead of importing them? Our iconic oak tree is being attacked by the oak...
Different mites on Osmia leaiana and red mason bee cocoons-video
Mites on bee cocoons There were huge differences in the mite numbers on my red mason bee cocoons and Osmia leaiana bee cocoons, all taken from my new solitary bee nest box. There were 1000's on the red mason bee cocoons, with their pinkish plates and colourings...
Hairy footed flower bee foraging on lungwort-video
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House Martins looking for homes! BTO Survey
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Organic mulches provide a roof over the factory of life – the soil.
Organic mulches and tree leaves provide a roof over the factory of life - the soil. An edited version of my article published in 'Simply Vegetables' spring 2013, the magazine of the National Vegetable Society This article combines two of my passions, garden wildlife...
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, the ‘B’ team and Wildlife Gardening Event
George Pilkington, Bee Strawbridge, Ron Rock and Stafford FOE helping to spread the buzz at the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The Trust played host to a Gardening for Wildlife event at the Wolseley Visitor Centre, once the ancestral home of the Wolseley family, now...
Bumblebee queen using Kilmarnock willow as a B and B!! video
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Single pollen mite on red mason bee cocoon-video
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