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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...
Monodontomerus wasp. A silent deadly assassin of Red mason bees I designed my solitary bee boxes to allow for detailed observations to be carried out without hindering the bees themselves, allowing me to make this video and more! Bees are in decline and need as much...
The BTO Garden BirdWatch is interested other garden wildlife too, e.g.red mason bees! Garden BirdWatch Ambassador George Pilkington introduces the Red Mason Bee, a species common in gardens but easily overlooked. As George reveals, these solitary bees...
Does anyone remember Rachel Carson? Well I do! I found it rather depressing and think everyone should read it. I am often asked why I started to garden for wildlife and why I eat organic food whenever I have the choice. I usually use the analogy that if I owned a...
Possibly Andrena nigroaenea and a cleptoparasitic ‘wasp like’ bee (Nomada leucophthalma?) in my wildlife garden Besides red masons, leaf cutters and a few other solitary bees nesting in my garden I have mining bees making their nests in soil behind wooden...
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