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....
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...
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!...
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,...
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...
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...
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