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The North East Bee Hunt: Summer highlights
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The North East Bee Hunt: Summer highlights

Explore your North East Bee Hunt highlights this summer in a new blog from local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

2 September 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

Meet the Late Summer Heather Bees
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Meet the Late Summer Heather Bees

As part of the North East Bee Hunt, take a closer look at three bees closely associated with Heather and heathland sites in the North East….

10 August 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

Bees and botany on Lindisfarne
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Bees and botany on Lindisfarne

Last week, NHSN members headed for Lindisfarne in search of the elusive Moss Carder bee. Take a look back at what they discovered. …

6 August 2021

Bees | Holy Island | Lindisfarne | Moss Carder bee | North East Bee Hunt

Meet the Summer Solitary Bees
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Meet the Summer Solitary Bees

Take a closer look at four summer-flying solitary bees that you could spot in the North East with naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

17 July 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

In Search of Bumblebees at Prudhoe Riverside
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In Search of Bumblebees at Prudhoe Riverside

Last week, North East naturalists and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust set out in search of bees at Prudhoe Riverside. Charlotte Rankin takes a look back at what they discovered….

6 July 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

Get to know your Red-tailed Bumblebees
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Get to know your Red-tailed Bumblebees

Local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin, provides a short guide to the red-tailed bumblebees that you could spot across the North East….

4 June 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

The North East Bee Hunt: Spring highlights
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The North East Bee Hunt: Spring highlights

Take a look back at your North East Bee Hunt highlights so far in a new blog from local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

19 May 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

Meet the Willow Specialists
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Meet the Willow Specialists

Local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin, introduces a group of bees found in the North East that depend on Willow for their survival….

18 May 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

Introducing the Nomad Bees
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Introducing the Nomad Bees

Local naturalist and Conservation Officer, Charlotte Rankin, introduces the nomad bees – a group of wasp-like bees that survive by exploiting the hard work of other solitary bees. …

20 April 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

North East Bee Hunt update: Week 1
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North East Bee Hunt update: Week 1

NHSN Conservation Officer, Charlotte Rankin, examines your finds and observations made in week one of the North East Bee Hunt….

31 March 2021

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