World Bee Day 2020
World Bee Day is May 20th. We have lots of suggestions to help you mark World Bee Day and help to create awareness of the importance of bees, which you can view and download from our dedicated web page here. … Continued
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New guidelines published for users of imported bumblebee colonies
We are delighted to release this important technical how-to-guide for growers. It outlines current best practice on the use of imported bumblebee colonies. Thanks to Sarah Larragy, Irish Research Council Scholar, Maynooth University, for the text and to the following … Continued
Does the lockdown bring any silver linings?
Green-winged Orchid (Anacamptis morio), a rare wildflower species has recently appeared on a grassy verge in a Portlaoise housing estate, which is usually mown regularly. Does the national lockdown have any silver linings? Well, one was seeing the motorway verges … Continued
2019 Local Authority Pollinator Award newsletter published
Our newsletter on the 2019 Local Authority Pollinator Award has just been published. The Local Authority Pollinator Award is a special award in the Tidy Towns competition, funded by the Local Authority Heritage Officer network, and awards a total of … Continued
Debunking some myths about bees
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8 ways to help pollinators without leaving your garden
These are very difficult times as we all come together to fight Covid-19 by staying apart. The most important thing is to help each other and to stay at home. Given the current situation, we have had requests for biodiversity-related ways … Continued
Bee Art/Photography Twitter Competition for kids
WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Congratulations to the six winners of our competition, and thank you so much to everyone for all your fabulous entries! About the Competition: The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is running a kids’ art/photography competition for … Continued
Let It Bee – Wildflower Meadows for Limerick City
Limerick City and County Council is to develop its programme of wild flower meadows around the city as part of our commitment to climate action and to celebrate Limerick’s year as a European Green Leaf City. Grass and wild flowers will … Continued
Is your action making a difference? You can help by tracking changes
Dr Úna FitzPatrick explains how you can help to monitor our bee populations and test the impact of your actions for pollinators. One third of Ireland’s 98 wild bees are threatened with extinction and our common bumblebees continue to show … Continued
Sneem – counting their bumblebees and their awards
Sharon Evans explains what their 2019 award means to Sneem Tidy Towns Juanita Browne, All-Ireland Pollinator Plan; Sharon Evans and Jane O’Sullivan, Sneem Tidy Towns, winners of the South and Mid-west regional Pollinator Award 2019, and Dr Una FitzPatrick, National … Continued