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The North East Bee Hunt: Your 2020 Results
This year, naturalists across the North East took part in the North East Bee Hunt. Mapping the region’s bees, your…
North East Bee Hunt
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Discover Plasterer Bees
Charlotte Rankin introduces a small and industrious group of bees you could encounter in your garden throughout August…
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Nectar Robbing
Explore problem-solving in short-tongued bees in a post by local naturalist, Christopher Wren…
Bees | Invertebrates | Nature | Nectar Robbing | North East Bee Hunt
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North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #9
You have now shared a fantastic 1750 records as part of the North East Bee Hunt. Below, Charlotte Rankin summarises your records and observations over the last two weeks….
Bees | Citizen Science | Invertebrates | North East | North East Bee Hunt
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The Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee in NE England
Discover the large and elusive Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee and its history, distribution and future in the North East…
Bees | Bombus Rupestris | North East Bee Hunt | Red-tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee
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Finding Bees
Philip Jordan shares six things he has learnt whilst taking part in the North East Bee Hunt…
Bees | Biological Recording | Citizen Science | North East Bee Hunt
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Bee Diversity on Viper’s Bugloss
Viper’s Bugloss is widely considered to be one of the best native plants for pollinators. Local naturalist, Christopher Wren, highlights bee diversity on this beautiful and beneficial plant…
North East Bee Hunt | Pollinators | Viper's Bugloss | Wildflowers
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Introducing the Fork-tailed Flower Bee
Charlotte Rankin introduces the endearing and under-recorded Fork-tailed Flower Bee, a species you could encounter in your gardens throughout July…
Fork-tailed Flower Bee | Insects | Nature | North East Bee Hunt
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North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #8
You have now shared a fantastic 1600 records as part of the North East Bee Hunt. Below, Charlotte Rankin summarises your records and observations over the last two weeks….
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North East Bee Hunt 2020 Update #7
You have now shared an incredible 1400 records as part of the North East Bee Hunt. Charlotte Rankin summarises your records and provides inspiration on what to look for this week…