Bees
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Bumblebees breed better in cities
A surprising new study has found that bumblebees in urban areas produce more offspring than colonies in agricultural areas Ash Samuelson, a PhD student from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London, set out to discover…
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Hive of activity to raise bee awareness
Carnaby Street in London becomes Carnabee Street for the duration of the third annual Bees’ Needs Week starting on July 9 The third annual Bees’ Needs Week was launched on Monday, July 9 in London’s Carnaby Street – renamed ‘Carnabee…
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Stepping up the fight for our natural world
Our latest Subs Club article, for KG subscribers only, highlights several ways in which people can stand up for treasured wild species. Plants for pollinators: perfection not promised The RHS has announced that it is changing the name of its…
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EU bans neonics
Help for bees as neonicotinoid insecticides are banned Europe-wide In a long-awaited decision, EU member states have voted in favour of a ban on the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid insecticides which scientific studies have linked to the decline of…
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Asian hornet alert
Beekeepers are asking gardeners to be on the lookout for Asian hornets, following another confirmed sighting in the UK An Asian hornet was found in early April by a member of the public in Bury in Lancashire, on a cauliflower…
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Bee a winner!
Hozelock have a bee in their bonnet about helping Britain’s bees! With the help of Bizzi, their friendly mascot, Hozelock are running a campaign to encourage you to plant bee-friendly plants to help save Britain’s bees. Honey bees are disappearing…
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beeWatch helping to reverse the decline in the honeybee population
CAMPAIGNING group BeeWatch has created a smartphone app with the aim of helping to reverse the decline in the UK’s honeybee population. By using the smartphone app the data generated by beeWatch will identify real time trends in bee colonies…
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The birds, the bees… and the trees!
Latest news from the gardening and growing spectrum, exclusively for Subs Club members, sees Garden Organic leaving Ryton, and much more… Give birds a home for Christmas Posh lodge: a starling pops from a nest box. Picture: RSPB Nesting season…
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Neonics ‘do harm bees’
The most extensive study of neonicotinoid pesticides to date has concluded that they do harm both honeybees and wild bees. Exposure to the chemicals was found to leave honeybee hives less likely to survive over winter, while bumblebees and solitary…
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Thousands take part in Great British Bee Count – and there’s still time to join the buzz!
Over 15,000 participants and over 280,000 bees recorded so far More than 15,000 people have so far taken part in Friends of the Earth’s Great British Bee Count [2,3], recording over 280,000 bees – and nature-lovers still have until 30…
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New Fothergill’s workers get buzzy
Mr Fothergill’s is encouraging gardeners to help bees by growing a wide range of flowers that bloom at different times through the season. A colony of honey bees is settling into its new home on the Mr Fothergill’s trial ground,…
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Sign up to grow blooms for bees
The Blooms for Bees team wants to improve bedding plant recommendations to support pollinators. The new Blooms for Bees project is looking for citizen scientists to take part in an experiment to assess ‘Mignon’ dahlias, to determine their value for…
