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An Update on the Great Yellow Bumblebee

5th September 2024

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

Wild Bee Festival 2024

20th August 2024

On the 17th and 18th August, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan team went to Knocknacarra Community Centre in Galway City for the 2024 Wild Bee Festival. The Wild Bee Festival is an annual weekend of walks, talks and workshops coordinated by … Continued

Webinar | Origin Green ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity: a company viewpoint’, 19 September 2024

16th August 2024

Webinar Overview 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 … Continued

Bee Orchids – ‘the canary in the cage’

6th August 2024

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

Missed the webinar? Catch up on ‘Pathways to pollinator-biodiversity’

17th July 2024

Review at your leisure Origin Green’s ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity – a company viewpoint’ webinar series. ‘On site’ and sponsorship (third party) pollinator-biodiversity actions follow the evidence-based actions within the Businesses: actions to help pollinators. Interaction by processors with their farm … Continued

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

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

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

1st May 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

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