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New illustrated guide to Hoverflies in the genus Volucella

5th June 2024

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has published a new illustrated key to hoverfly species in the genus Volucella. This is a technical document, but we hope it might be of interest to some of you. Hoverflies of the genus Volucella … Continued

Guest blog: Bumblebees and garden flowers

4th June 2024

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

Webinar | Origin Green ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity: a company viewpoint’, 20 June 2024

1st June 2024

Origin Green, Bord Bia’s food sustainability programme, in conjunction with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP), will be hosting the next webinar in the ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity – a company viewpoint‘ series. This webinar will focus on how companies are interacting with … Continued

Pitches for Pollinators: How schools can help bees over the summer

1st June 2024

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

New free resources on the Shrill Carder Bee

15th May 2024

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is delighted to release three new resources on the Shrill Carder Bee. The Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum) is a rare bumblebee that is in decline across Europe. It is associated with open flower-rich grassland habitats … Continued

Protecting rare pollinators: new resources on the Forester Moth

29th April 2024

The Forester (Adscita statices) is a beautiful green-blue, jewel-coloured moth that flies from late May until the end of July. It can be found in a range of habitats from uncultivated damp grassland to fens and the margins of coastal … Continued

What’s Really in Your Wildflower Seed Mix?

24th April 2024

By Dr. Noeleen Smyth, 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. We’re all familiar with wildflower seed mixes – colourful, attractive, … Continued

Webinar: Origin Green ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity – a company viewpoint’, 26 April 2024

10th April 2024

Origin Green, Bord Bia’s food sustainability programme, in conjunction with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP), are delighted to announce the next webinar in the ‘Pathways to Pollinator-Biodiversity – a company viewpoint’ series. This webinar will focus on how companies are interacting … Continued

Pollinators with a ‘Taste For The High Life’

4th April 2024

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

It’s Bluebell season!

3rd April 2024

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

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