Nocturnal pollinators, like moths, play a crucial role in plant production, but light pollution can disrupt their behaviours and negatively impact pollination.
Learn how artists and scientists are joining forces to save nocturnal wildlife.
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Engaging in activities that support pollinators is not only beneficial to crops but can also have a positive impact on mental health!
Find out how Slough teens found purpose through beekeeping in a community-led research project.
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Fruit production relies on insect pollination, but changing flowering times are falling out of sync with pollinator activity.
That is why thousands of citizen scientists are helping our researchers monitor fruit blossom.
Get involved: rdg.ac/3DnBJ3B
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Planting wildflowers in apple orchards is a great way to support bees & other pollinating insects while also saving farmers thousands in pest control costs.
The wildflowers create a home for insects like ladybirds, which eat harmful pests.
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Want to help shape a more sustainable food system?
Take our 20-minute survey and share your opinion on pollinator-friendly products.
Your voice matters – support the bees and support science!
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Bees, wasps and other pollinators are disproportionately harmed by air pollution compared to crop-destroying pests.
Dr James Ryalls calls for stricter air quality regulations to protect ‘nature’s hardest workers.’
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Huge congratulations to our very own Erdington Litter Busters for being named Bees' Needs Champions! 🐝🎉
This #BeesNeedsWeek, let’s celebrate the vital role bees & pollinators play in our ecosystem.
Learn how you can help 👇🏿
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Bee loss threatens whole food chain
Bee declines aren’t just a farming issue - they put entire food supply chains at risk, warns Dr Tom Breeze.
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The @valor-project.eu, funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social and led by Dr Tom Breeze aims to co-develop a system-based approach to understanding, measuring, and responding to changes in pollinators' benefits to society and the economy.
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Warzones and microplastics pose serious new risks to bees
A science-based report from Bee:wild🐝, co-written by
Professor Simon Potts, identifies 12 new threats that could accelerate pollinator losses and calls for early intervention.
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Our research is behind the Bee:wild🐝 global campaign to save pollinators.
Learn about this vital initiative from Professor Simon Potts, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, and Exec Director Eva Kruse.
#BringTheBuzzBack
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Visitors to the displays under the amazing structure of The Hive at Kew Gardens
A FIT Count in progress targeting knapweed in the wild flower meadow next to The Hive
Lots of #pollinator discussion and a chance for visitors to meet some insects up close at today's @kewgardens.bsky.social event for #BeesNeedsWeek with colleagues from Defra and @uniofreading.bsky.social #BeesNeedsWeek2025
Today our #ReadingBeeTeam showcased research into the diversity of pollinators, their role in food production and how to protect their habitats.
Nature Minister Creagh presented the Bees’ Needs Champions Awards and visited the interactive exhibition at Kew Gardens.
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A close-up of a bumblebee with yellow, black, and white bands feeding on a pale purple flower, surrounded by green stems and blurred wildflowers in the background.
It is Bee’s Needs Week! 🐝
Want to help our buzzing friends? It’s easier than you think:
🌸 Grow more flowers & trees
🌿 Let your garden go a bit wild
🚫 Skip the pesticides
🏡 Leave nests & wild corners alone
📣 Tell a friend!
#BeesNeedsWeek #SaveTheBees #Pollinators #Conservation
We already know that climate change, habitat loss and pesticides are contributing to the decline of pollinators.
But a wave of new threats is adding further pressure! Listen to Professor Simon Potts explain what is posing serious new risks.
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🐝 It's #BeesNeedsWeek!
Pollinators are essential for lots of the healthy foods we rely on for varied and nutritious diets.
AfN registrants support sustainable food systems that protect both people & the planet 🌱
Learn more: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Looking forward to joining colleagues at @rbgkew.bsky.social tomorrow for #BeesNeedsWeek2025 - find out about #bees & other #pollinators + have a go at a Flower-Insect Timed Count to help monitor what's happening #BeesNeedsWeek. See details on the Kew website at www.kew.org/kew-gardens/...
It's #BeesNeedsWeek - a time to learn about how we can help our friendly local pollinators! The more we learn about the world around us, the better we can protect and nurture it, so why not learn to classify some bees today? Check out buff.ly/CvkMSR8 to learn the names of UK bees.
It’s #BeesNeedsWeek! 🐝
Bees are essential for a healthy environment, but they’re under threat. By planting pollen-rich flowers and ditching harmful pesticides, we can all do our bit to give bees the boost they need to thrive. 💚
Coincidentally, it's #BeesNeedsWeek! 🐝
There are 5 simple actions that anyone can take to help pollinators:
1. Grow more nectar rich flowers
2. Let patches of garden and land grow wild
3. Cut grass less often
4. Do not disturb insect nests
5. Think carefully about whether to use pesticides
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It's Defra's #BeesNeedsWeek and the
@uniofreading.bsky.social's #ReadingBeeTeam will be at the Kew Gardens tomorrow.
Visit our Bumblearium to discover the diversity of bees, their role in pollinating crops, and the science behind efforts to save them.
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How do you help bumblebees? 🐝
This #BeesNeedsWeek we're celebrating the UK's bumblebees and we want to hear how you help your local bumblebees 🌻
What have you planted recently? Have you created a nesting spots in your garden? Are you a member of the Trust? 💛
Morning everyone. The real population crisis is not immigrants. It’s bees.
Labour has acted to help save them. Without them, we all starve. A short thread... ⬇️
Support #BeesNeedsWeek from July 14th.
Join our @uniofreading.bsky.social #ReadingBeeTeam for #BeesNeedsWeek with Defra on 15 July at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Discover the diversity of bees, their important role in pollinating crops, and the science behind efforts to save them.
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