Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
They may have been seen occasionally on warmer winter days, but March is the real start of the flying season for many bumblebees and the one you are most likely to see in your garden is the Buff-tailed Bumblebee. As you might guess, itRead More
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Late March to early April, when the dandelions flower en masse, is also the time for Red Mason Bees to appear. They will feed on many of the spring and summers flowers for the next 12 weeks, including orchard trees, which they successfully pollinate,Read More
Leave a comment The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is asking local citizen science volunteers to look out for early bumblebees in a project called Bumbles On Blooms, and the great thing is that you don’t need to be a scientist to take part. Lots of people areRead More
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One of the biggest concerns over the past few years has been the fall in the number of bees as well as other pollinators. Three quarters of the world’s crops are dependent on pollination. That includes things like apples, pears, Brazil nuts and manyRead More
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This Moor Meadows video, with Professor Dave Goulson, has a wonderful series of opening scenes before it goes into a zoom session that addresses many of the questions you might have about insects and meadow creation. If you want to skip the opening scenesRead More
Leave a comment Some people tell me my garden is untidy, other love the informality and wild flower meadow that buzzes with bees. How many pollinators can you count on this wild carrot in just 30 seconds
Leave a comment Life in the Meadow: Bees, Is An Exploration of Wild Bees of All Sorts, That Make Their Homes In Meadows and Along Roadside Verges. Bees is the first in a series of videos produced by Moor Meadows. We are aiming to include their videosRead More
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