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  Winter is quite a difficult time for pollinators. It is cold and often rainy and the first frosts will wipe out most of the flowers, and this will drastically reduce the availability of food. Pollinators have evolved various strategies … Continued

By Dr. Dara Stanley, University College Dublin, and Dr. Karina Dingerkus This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields.     The Great Yellow Bumblebee, Ireland’s … Continued

Irish meadow orchids are specially adapted to attract pollinators like bees, moths and butterflies and are characterized by their intricate and often colourful flowers. The Bee orchid Ophrys apifera, one of Ireland’s rarer meadow orchids which belongs to the Orchidaceae … Continued

We love to hear from people who manage their gardens for pollinators. Sylvia Voss spent years carefully observing the bumblebees that visited her garden in the Knockmealdown Mountains. She put together a slideshow of the species she saw across the … Continued

  Over the summer holidays, schools are invited to help save the bees by taking part in ‘Pitches for Pollinators’. This campaign aims to help Ireland’s pollinators like wild bees by leaving school pitches unmown over the summer, allowing wildflowers … Continued