The great yellow bumblebee is creating quite a buzz on the Isle of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides. A four year project to monitor its population and habitat, and create new foraging habitat, has been embraced by the island’s residents and visitors. Janet Bowler, project manager for Hebridean Flower Power and Tiree’s Great Yellow Bumblebee […] …
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Five smart things honeybees can do https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/10/five-smart-things-honeybees-can-do?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Honey bees are capable of understanding complex arithmetic, according to a new study published Wednesday. Scientists discovered that bees can “learn to use blue and yellow as symbolic representations for addition or subtraction,” according to the report published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances. While many animals demonstrate an understanding of basic numbers for tasks… via …
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Spring and summer are long gone and the colder grip of winter is here, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to do our bit for pollinators. Now is the time to plan ahead and ensure that your garden or outdoor space is ready to help our important pollinating insects. Why not make it your […] …
Over 70% of Scotland’s land area can be labelled ‘agricultural’. It’s no surprise then to learn that the way farmland is managed has a significant impact on nature and wildlife. Given that there is significant pressure on our native pollinators at the moment the fact that many farmers enter into voluntary agri-environment agreements which help […] …
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Bees exposed to a type of insecticides called neonicotinoids dramatically changed their behavior — becoming sluggish, antisocial and spending less time caring for the colony's young, researchers say.(Image credit: James Crall /Science) via Scientists Spy On Bees, See Harmful Effects Of Common Insecticide — News : NPR
with their erratic flight and soft buzzing she was hypnotized by the bees via Bees — spanishwoods
New pesticides 'may have risks for bees' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45185261
I haven't seen many butterflies thus far this year, so a few days ago I was excited to be treated to a wonderful scene on my garden coneflower. This beauty alighted and fed for a long time, but she wasn't alone as another little flying beauty was also admiring the echinacea. The monarch and the …
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for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday via Coming in on runway number one — This, that and the other thing
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