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Favourite Food for Wild Bees in 2022

1st March 2023

Every year, the National Biodiversity Data Centre receives hundreds of bee sightings from all over the island of Ireland. In 2022, 1,482 bee records were submitted, including information about what the bee was feeding on. Wild bees are in trouble … Continued

Helping Biodiversity at Lacken Church

28th February 2023

By Carmel O’Neill, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Lacken, Co. Wicklow Spring In late February 2022, we planted 22m of Whitethorn hedging along the boundary wall of Lacken Church as part of our ongoing project to improve the … Continued

Too many honey bees can threaten wild bees

21st February 2023

By Dr. Gail MacInnis, The National Bee Diagnostic Centre, Alberta, Canada This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields. Our study On the Island of … Continued

How far do pollinators travel?

5th December 2022

Pollinator species are active at different times of day and at different times of the year. They have varying behaviour, body size and tongue length, flight distances, habitat and foraging preferences, and susceptibility to stressors and they vary in the … Continued

Where do pollinators go in the winter?

9th November 2022

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

Conserving diversity in Irish plant-pollinator networks

18th October 2022

This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields. The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan aims to provide food, shelter and safety for bees and other pollinators in … Continued