Ban neonicotinoids now – to avert another silent spring

Ban neonicotinoids now – to avert another silent spring

Ban neonicotinoids now – to avert another silent spring This pesticide is destroying life across the natural world: the evidence cannot be denied. Only a global moratorium will stop it George Monbiot   The Guardian, Tuesday 15 July 2014 20.27 BST A plane spraying...
The Bee fly is a bee mimic and a bee eater! video

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,...
How ‘friendly’ are bee ‘friendly’ plants from garden centres?

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...
Great British Bee Count citizen science phone app

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...