buzzingfowey's profile picture. Official feed of @BumblebeeTrust project testing BEE-Steward to help improve the Fowey Valley for pollinators. Encouraging bumblebee friendly planting as well.

Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project

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Official feed of @BumblebeeTrust project testing BEE-Steward to help improve the Fowey Valley for pollinators. Encouraging bumblebee friendly planting as well.

Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

We usually identify bumblebees by first looking at their tail colour and banding. However, a few bumblebees can be entirely black, which makes them much harder to tell apart. This is known as Melanism 🖤🐝 Read our latest blog to find out more 👇🏽 ow.ly/fgQs50NHVK9

BumblebeeTrust's tweet image. We usually identify bumblebees by first looking at their tail colour and banding. However, a few bumblebees can be entirely black, which makes them much harder to tell apart. This is known as Melanism 🖤🐝

Read our latest blog to find out more 👇🏽

ow.ly/fgQs50NHVK9
BumblebeeTrust's tweet image. We usually identify bumblebees by first looking at their tail colour and banding. However, a few bumblebees can be entirely black, which makes them much harder to tell apart. This is known as Melanism 🖤🐝

Read our latest blog to find out more 👇🏽

ow.ly/fgQs50NHVK9
BumblebeeTrust's tweet image. We usually identify bumblebees by first looking at their tail colour and banding. However, a few bumblebees can be entirely black, which makes them much harder to tell apart. This is known as Melanism 🖤🐝

Read our latest blog to find out more 👇🏽

ow.ly/fgQs50NHVK9

Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

Bumblebee queens are on a mission to find somewhere to nest – and they urgently need your help 🐝👑 #BeeTheChange this spring by providing nest sites for homeless bumblebees 🏠 Discover how you can help 👉 ow.ly/kl6u50Nkcty


went to the Hope Farm technical seminar about regenerative agriculture - really interesting and you can watch here youtube.com/watch?v=2IWZuX…. Great questions at the end too!

buzzingfowey's tweet card. Hope Farm Webinar Series 2022-23: farming for resilience and a...

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Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

🎄1️⃣🎄 It's time to open Day 1 of our Online Advent Calendar. Every morning between now and Christmas Day, we are sharing one door from our online advent calendar. Come back tomorrow to open your next sweet surprise 🐝🎁


#Pesticides can harm #bumblebees, other #pollinators and #people. This new position statement from @BumblebeeTrust sets out how we can better regulate, reduce the use of, and ultimately stop using pesticides. Please read it and share it widely. bumblebeeconservation.org/new-pesticide-…

buzzingfowey's tweet image. #Pesticides can harm #bumblebees, other #pollinators and #people. This new position statement from @BumblebeeTrust sets out how we can better regulate, reduce the use of, and ultimately stop using pesticides. Please read it and share it widely. bumblebeeconservation.org/new-pesticide-…

Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

If you are in need of that #FridayFeeling, then look no further! This group of male Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) was captured by Gaynor Griffiths on a passion flower in her garden 💚Unlike worker #bumblebees, the males don't return to the #nest once they've left 🐝

BumblebeeTrust's tweet image. If you are in need of that #FridayFeeling, then look no further! This group of male Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) was captured by Gaynor Griffiths on a passion flower in her garden 💚Unlike worker #bumblebees, the males don't return to the #nest once they've left 🐝

Interesting paper about impacts of drought on plant-pollinator interactions

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Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

It's #BeesNeedsWeek2022, and bumblebees need... YOU! 🙏🐝 Discover 5 simple ways you can help save #bumblebees in our new video, then buzz on over to our #BeeTheChange resources hub to get started! 👉🏽 ow.ly/z46650K03fq#SaveTheBees #BeeKind #VeryImportantPollinators


Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

Grateful to have received funding for our science led & evidence based @buzzingfowey project 🐝 #ThankYou #Science

@BumblebeeTrust Fowey Valley project in Cornwall uses an innovative predictive model 'Bee-Steward' to research how changes in land management can both increase the resilience of bumblebees & increase crop yield. We funded this environment work with support of @waitrose customers

kingcharlesfund's tweet image. @BumblebeeTrust Fowey Valley project in Cornwall uses an innovative predictive model 'Bee-Steward' to research how changes in land management can both increase the resilience of bumblebees & increase crop yield. We funded this environment work with support of @waitrose customers
kingcharlesfund's tweet image. @BumblebeeTrust Fowey Valley project in Cornwall uses an innovative predictive model 'Bee-Steward' to research how changes in land management can both increase the resilience of bumblebees & increase crop yield. We funded this environment work with support of @waitrose customers


Away from my usual habitats, a garden bumble at the Tower of London in honour of #InsectWeek

buzzingfowey's tweet image. Away from my usual habitats, a garden bumble at the Tower of London in honour of #InsectWeek

Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

This week is #NationalInsectWeek and what better way to celebrate the importance of all insects! 🐝 🐜 🦋 🐞 🕸️ 🐛 Insect week encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects & for us, it is none other than the humble bumble! #Pollinators #Food #Wildflowers #Insects

BumblebeeTrust's tweet image. This week is #NationalInsectWeek and what better way to celebrate the importance of all insects! 🐝 🐜 🦋 🐞 🕸️ 🐛

Insect week encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects & for us, it is none other than the humble bumble!

#Pollinators #Food #Wildflowers #Insects

typical honey bee, can't be out of the limelight 🤣

Thank you Norfolk 😍 my first ever SWALLOWTAIL 🤩 felt like I was in the presence of a celeb. What a stunner 👌🏻 complete with photobombing bee 👀 #springwatch

Lucy_Lapwing's tweet image. Thank you Norfolk 😍 my first ever SWALLOWTAIL 🤩 felt like I was in the presence of a celeb. What a stunner 👌🏻 complete with photobombing bee 👀 #springwatch


Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

Notes from @BumblebeeTrust @ @BuzzingScotland Skills for Bees workshop last weekend (page 1 of 3)! So much to get involved in and great presentation by Annie. ❤️ the bumbles! 🐝 #bumblebees

DunisAmy's tweet image. Notes from @BumblebeeTrust @ @BuzzingScotland Skills for Bees workshop last weekend (page 1 of 3)! So much to get involved in and great presentation by Annie. ❤️ the bumbles! 🐝 #bumblebees

Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

Please come & say hello to our staff this week in the Discovery Zone, Great Pavillion at #RHSChelsea 🐝 Our exhibit aims to highlight the amazing opportunity gardeners have to make a difference for bumblebees & other pollinators! 🐝 @Kate_Bradbury @BuzzingShrill @nikkigammans

BumblebeeTrust's tweet image. Please come & say hello to our staff this week in the Discovery Zone, Great Pavillion at #RHSChelsea 🐝 Our exhibit aims to highlight the amazing opportunity gardeners have to make a difference for bumblebees & other pollinators!
🐝

@Kate_Bradbury @BuzzingShrill @nikkigammans

Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project reposted

📚Are you a teacher or education provider looking for resources about sand dunes, succession or species ID? Check out our revamped schools page, full of free materials for KS1-5 dynamicdunescapes.co.uk/get-involved/s… #teachSDG #teachSDGs #bitesizeSDGs


Not she looks all that impressed with the chickweed @RichardComont following on from our convo about mouse-ear...

Early bumblebee Queen feeding on red dead nettle and tiny chickweed flowers @BumblebeeTrust @BQ_Mag @BqEditor #beethechange



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