World Bee Day 2022
For World Bee Day 2022 (May 20th), the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan released three short videos about ‘the Basics of Bees’, and two new blogs. You can find links to all of them below, as well as content from previous World Bee Days.
The Basics of Bees 1: An Introduction to Ireland’s Bees
This first video will give you an introduction to Ireland’s 100 wild bee species, and why they’re in trouble.
The Basics of Bees 2: Top Ten Actions for Pollinators
An overview of the top ten things you can do to help pollinators, recommended by the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.
The Basics of Bees 3: Recording Pollinators
This video will talk about how you can help us understand more about pollinators by keeping an eye on your patch.
Blog: Providing the Evidence: an update from the Irish Pollinator Research Network
The latest news from the IPRN, an open network of pollinator researchers committed to building the evidence base for pollinator conservation and management in Ireland.
Blog: The joy of making your garden pollinator-friendly
All-Ireland Pollinator Plan co-founded Dr. Úna FitzPatrick talks about how to make your garden pollinator-friendly, and some of the types of bee that have been spotted in her urban garden.
‘Plean Bee’ – TG4 documentary, 2021
For World Bee Day 2021, we celebrated the release of Plean Bee, Dr. Úna Fitzpatrick from the National Biodiversity Centre, Professor Jane Stout from TCD, and Belfast-based biologist Dr. Pól Mac Cána explain the variety of pollinators who work on our behalf. While bees are responsible for most pollination, there are also wasps, moths, butterflies and hoverflies to take into account.
To find out more about Plean Bee, see https://dearcanmedia.com/latest-projects/
Also in 2021, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan released a free booklet with the Irish Examiner, ‘Working together for Biodiversity – the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’. You can access it here as a digital flipbook
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PLEDGE YOUR GARDEN FOR POLLINATORS
Download the 4-page guide to explain how you can help pollinators in your garden