Mar 18, 2015
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...
Feb 23, 2015
Dad I think we need to talk about the birds, bees and flowers! Sometimes kids have a way with words!! From a lovely Finnish web site in English, which I can recommend if you like nature, the environment and a host of related topics in cartoons! Well worth a...
Jan 28, 2015
Where are my Siskin visitors? I do get siskins on my garden feeders during the depths of winter but this year they have decided to stay in the countryside. Now I know why thanks to Clare Simm of the BTO Garden ! News Release 2015-04 January Missing: Garden...
Jan 4, 2015
Solitary wasp as an aphid pest controller! Not all wasps sting us! Most never show any interest in us humans to the slightest degree. They prey upon smaller invertebrates including solitary bees and even honeybees outside their busy bee hives. The wasps either chew...
Dec 29, 2014
Little Christmas helpers No, not Santa’s elves! These little helpers are much much smaller and deserve our help! What a great infogram! Kudos to whomever took the time to make it. Thanks! Come Dine with bee The Urban Pollinators Project team have recently...
Dec 28, 2014
The insects that made Christmas Bah! Humbug! So what if all these wasps, midges, flies, bees and other insects all die out? What good are they anyway? Good riddance I say! Oh! How often I hear these or similar words!! Well for starters Christmas would not be...
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