Looking forward to #RHSChelsea Flower Show next week? 🌺 We're delighted to exhibit the wonderful diversity of bumblebees – here's a sneak peak! 👀 Come and find our ‘Diversity is Queen’ exhibit in the Discovery Zone 🐝 🤝 Ground Control @habitat_aid Flying Flowers

Happy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Take a look at the 249 different species of bees recorded on the NBN Atlas: 42 Bumblebee species (26 species & 16 subspecies) 1 Honeybee (the western honeybee) 206 solitary bees bit.ly/NBNatlas-Bees It beggars bee-lief! 😉 #MakingDataWorkForNature

We are buzzing to have won a silver-gilt medal for our Diversity is Queen exhibit at #RHSChelsea Flower Show🐝 In partnership with Ground Control , our exhibit showcases various habitats supporting some of our common and scarcest bumblebees🏞️ 🤝@habitat_aid Flying Flowers

A Hairy Footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) spotted on our Bee Walk at city campus today with Judith from CAWR Coventry Coventry Uni Sustainability #worldbeeday #bees #wildlife #nature #coventryuniversity

Could your #NoMowMay lawn be a carbon store? It’s not just trees that capture carbon, our meadows and grasslands can help too 🌱 Our experts have delved into how #grasslands store carbon, the role of mycorrhizal fungi and how No Mow May can help bit.ly/4dUIV4A

Gardening won't solve the climate crisis but *connection* might just help us wake up to what's at stake: me in The Guardian Long Read – extracted from my new book One Garden Against the World, out next week 🌱 theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…

"Bumble bees' food preferences are jointly shaped by rapid evaluation of nectar sugar concentration and viscosity" — Read it on ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication/37… Dr Beth Nicholls- find me on Bluesky! ser

"With ongoing support from our enthusiastic volunteers, the growing PoMS dataset will strengthen the evidence base needed to understand how, where, and why pollinator populations are changing in response to environmental shifts.” ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media…

Did you know bumblebees have a “foot comb”? 🤔 Female bumblebees collect pollen by brushing pollen grains out of their hair and into their pollen baskets using a specially adapted comb on the tarsus (foot) 🦶🪥 🎥 Tom Luck

#BeesNeedsWeek is all about raising awareness of the importance of bees and other pollinators 🐝 Join us in celebrating the UK’s bumblebees by telling us how you have helped your local bumblebees to thrive 🌻 Discover how you can #BeeTheChange 👉 ow.ly/Zxg550SwZkN

Buzzing to bee a citizen scientist? 🐝 It takes just 10 minutes to help monitor #Pollinator populations in the UK. Find out more and download the app. ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts #BeesNeedsWeek

BeeWalkers have counted ONE MILLION BEES in Britain🎉 The millionth bee recorded was a Tree bumblebee, which was spotted in Derbyshire🌳 BeeWalk, our national recording scheme, provides key information on how Britain’s bumblebees are doing📊 Read on 👉 ow.ly/1PYO50SxFvB

Are you taking part in #BugsMatter? 🪰 It's really easy to be a #CitizenScientist; support our important initiative measuring insect splats on vehicle number plates as a marker of insect abundance. Will you make your journeys count? 👇 buglife.org.uk/get-involved/s… Kent Wildlife Trust

Join us on 24 October at RHS Hilltop RHS Garden Wisley for the RHS John MacLeod Annual Lecture to hear guest speaker Mark Goddard talk about the importance of private gardens for biodiversity conservation in cities 🌱 See the full programme: rhs.org.uk/science/articl…

As we head into Autumn, remember to #LeaveTheLeaves 🍂 Lots of little lives depend on those leaves, and our lives depend on theirs ❤️

Fantastic news for bumblebees and other wildlife. Defra UK rejected the latest application to use neonicotinoid #pesticides on sugar beet in England and is focusing on helping farmers manage pests sustainably. Read on: ow.ly/yFHY50UMslj

🐝 Calling all bee lovers! 🐝 Join our FREE online bumblebee ID course with Dr. Richard Comont, Science Manager Bumblebee Conservation Trust, to learn about bumblebees in the Hebrides, Shetland, Orkney & north coast of Scotland. Book your place: [email protected]

We're so excited to launch the DAISY project!🌱🤩 Funded by Horizon Europe 🇪🇺, the DAISY team will develop & test strategies to address #biodiversity loss & promote equity, providing concrete policy recommendations.🍃 ⤵️ Find out more ⤵️CAWR Coventry

It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨 The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔 Read on: bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumble…

🌿Spring is on its way, bringing fresh breakthroughs🌿 From #EV batteries to #AI equity & sustainable fashion, our research is driving change! 🚀 Stay inspired & subscribe to our monthly newsletter! 🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/research…