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By Dr. Dara Stanley, University College Dublin 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 rarest true bumblebee, was … 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

We are fortunate to have some beautiful upland areas on the island of Ireland, they are generally referred to as over 300m above sea level (sub-montane), and land over 600m is described as Montane. Due to altitude and diverse weather … Continued

Our native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, otherwise known as the Common Bluebell, is an early flowering pollinator-friendly plant that naturally occurs in Ireland. The Irish name Coinnle Corra, means tapered candles. Common bluebells can form beautiful blue carpets of colour from … Continued

In 2023, an incredible 30 scientific papers on pollinators were published by Irish researchers. These scientists are part of the Irish Pollinator Research Network. Their work underpins the objectives, actions and recommendations of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. The 2023 publications … Continued