Solitary bees wildlife documentary needs your help. Pleazzze!

Solitary bees wildlife documentary needs your help. Pleazzze!

Solitary bees wildlife documentary needs your help. Pleazze! To be made by Team Candiru. James Dunbar, who is a camera operator, with a strong emphasis on filming insects, spiders and other small creatures as his  masters degree with distinction from the University of...

First red mason bee to emerge 2014

 Very early emergence in my garden of male red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) (O. rufa) This is most unusual in my garden as it is still only March, yet this brave little fellow emerged. The sun is now shining but it is still rather cold. After a few minutes warming...
Bees and their pollination of hedgerow berries helps UK wildlife

Bees and their pollination of hedgerow berries helps UK wildlife

 Bees and their pollination of berries helps UK birds and small mammals Bird watchers go watching birds along field edges, woodlands and hedgerows, where in winter the influx of migratory birds adds more interest. Many birds eat berries or their seeds in the winter...

Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) male and the cocoon balancing act!

Male Red Mason bee (Osmia bicornis) and his balancing cocoon act! After taking a little over an hour to chew his way out of his cocoon, it appeared the cocoon did not want to be left behind! Made me laugh although he was one frustrated bee! “All my articles and...
Solitary bees need our help as much as we need theirs.

Solitary bees need our help as much as we need theirs.

Solitary bees. The least known and forgotton pollinators  “We face a catastrophe in future years unless we act now. Wild pollinators need greater protection. They are the unsung heroes of the countryside, providing a critical link in the food chain for humans...