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Bees

Winter Active Bumblebees

Look out for winter active bumblebees in your garden and report your findings to BWARS

By Jean VernonNovember 28, 2020
Bees

Ivy Bee

As autumn arrives the UK’s last emerging solitary bee appears in our gardens feeding on the common ivy that clothes our walls and houses

By Jean VernonSeptember 24, 2020
Bees

Male Bumblebees

Male bees are the lager louts of bee worldd, hanging around in nectar bars waiting for the girls

By Jean VernonAugust 6, 2020
Bees

Shrill Carder Bee

There are a fair few rare bee species, with some literally on the brink of extinction, but few more so than the Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum).

By Jean VernonAugust 6, 2020
Bees

Honeybee Swarms

In bee world, the honeybee is just one species of the 276 or so different bee species in the UK. […]

By Jean VernonJune 4, 2020
Bee of the Month, Bees

White-tailed Bumblebee

As spring starts in earnest you will start to see large, fluffy bees bombing around your gardens. You might hear them first as they resemble low flying helicopters as they navigate their way around foraging for food and surveying for a suitable nest site.

By Jean VernonApril 17, 2020
Bees

Bee Rescue

Have you found an exhausted, bedraggled bee that needs some help. You can try and save it, with this simple ‘Bee Rescue’ remedy

By Jean VernonFebruary 2, 2020
Bee of the Month, Bees

The Buff-Tailed Bumblebee

In early spring, when out and about in your garden, look out for these fluffy flying golf balls, whizzing around […]

By Jean VernonJanuary 25, 2020

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