Last of the Red Masons! This has been the worst year for my Red Mason bees that I can remember. After a few emerging in April, cool daytime temperatures, cold nights, rain and that almost constant wind. All had played havoc with them. She has done well to survive...
The Solitary Bees – a short documentary available to watch for free This is a stunning, sharp, fascinating film with a focused and scientific narrative which is not ‘over the top’ and well within the bounds of non scientists. It gives a glimpse into a...
INSECT FESTIVAL 2015 – SUNDAY 5 JULY 2015 Following the success of previous years the Insect Festival will be taking place in York again in July this year. IF15 on Sunday 5 July 2015 is a celebration for anyone with a fascination for insects – from...
A Guest Speaker at the Annual General Meeting Amateur Entomologists Society April 2015 I was invited to give a talk about ‘bees and bee boxes’ by the AES and I based it loosely along the lines of my posting about the potential dangers of using some bee...
Beware! Is your ‘bee hotel’ a nursery for disease and pests? Or put another way, why does n’t my bee hotel work and increase my wild bees? I wish, from my experience as a researcher, educator, designer, user and producer of bee boxes, to shed light...
Lets help the pollinators and have fun learning! Dear enthusiast, We are all concerned at the plight of our bees and other wild pollinators due to loss of habitat, the introduction of new diseases, and widespread pesticide use. You are receiving this email because you...
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