Why we need more bumble bee nest boxes in gardens Increasing importance of parks and gardens for wildlife Parks and gardens can comprise of a large proportion of a town or city, particularly in the suburbs and as in the countryside, parks and garden form a fragmented...
Wild pollinators contribute more than honeybees When I talk to school children about bees most of them mention honey bees making honey. None have mentioned bumblebees or solitary bees. This is a shame because researchers have shown that bumblebees and solitary bees,...
The Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) one of many solitary bees Unlike bumblebees and honeybees, which live in a social nest together as a family and work as such for the benefit of their siblings, Red Mason bees (Osmia rufa) are just one species in a much larger family...
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