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Home Invertebrates Page 12

Invertebrates

Discover the Hairy-footed Flower Bee
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Discover the Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Can you help track the changing distribution of one of the North East’s rarest bee species?…

5 May 2020

Alnwick | Bees | Hairy-footed Flower Bee | North East Bee Hunt

Introducing the Tree Bumblebee
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Introducing the Tree Bumblebee

An introduction to the fifth of our North East Bee Hunt target species: the Tree Bumblebee…

4 May 2020

Bees | North East Bee Hunt | Tree Bumblebee

The Rare Bees of North East England
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The Rare Bees of North East England

Discover seven rare North East bees you could find in your own garden…

4 May 2020

Bumblebees | Bumblebees of North East England | North East Bee Hunt | Rare Bees

North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #2
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North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #2

Charlotte Rankin provides an update on the North East Bee Hunt and your records over the past month…

23 April 2020

Bees | North East Bee Hunt | Pollinators

A closer look at three spring mining bees
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A closer look at three spring mining bees

Take a closer look at three species of mining bee that can be found in your garden…

22 April 2020

Bees | Buffish Mining Bee | Chocolate Mining Bee | North East Bee Hunt

Introducing the Tawny Mining Bee
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Introducing the Tawny Mining Bee

An introduction to the first of your North East Bee Hunt target species: the Tawny Mining Bee…

21 April 2020

Bees | Charlotte Rankin | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

Introducing the Ashy Mining Bee
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Introducing the Ashy Mining Bee

An introduction to the first of your North East Bee Hunt target species: the Ashy Mining Bee…

15 April 2020

Ashy Mining Bee | Bee | North East Bee Hunt | Pollinators

Discover the Dark-edged Bee-fly
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Discover the Dark-edged Bee-fly

Charlotte Rankin provides an overview of the Dark-edged Bee-fly, the bee-fly species you are most likely to encounter in the North East….

15 April 2020

Bee Fly | Dark-edged Bee-Fly | Invertebrates

North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #1
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North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #1

Charlotte Rankin provides an overview of the first two weeks of the North East Bee Hunt…

9 April 2020

Bees | Bumblebees | North East Bee Hunt

Introducing the Red Mason Bee
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Introducing the Red Mason Bee

An introduction to the second of our North East Bee Hunt target species: the Red Mason Bee…

7 April 2020

Bees | North East Bee Hunt

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