For #BeesNeedsWeek2025, we delve into our Counting the Earth archives to learn more about planting for pollinators, and how citizen science is enhancing what we know about these vital insects...
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Hand holding a mobile phone with the FIT Count app on screen, in front of knapweed flowers
🌼 Got 10 mins to spend near flowers? Why not contribute to the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme with a Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Count!
Watch flowers + insects in warm, dry weather (Apr–Sept).
Every FIT Count helps science.
Find out more: ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
#CitizenScience #BeesNeeds
🐝 Want to help pollinators? Here are some easy actions:
🌸 Grow nectar-rich flowers
🌿 Let patches grow wild
✂️ Mow less
🛑 Leave insect nests alone
🚫 Avoid pesticides
📲 Count pollinators for @pomscheme.bsky.social
Small changes = big impact. #BeesNeeds #Pollinators
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Bees Needs Week 14-20 July
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How many bees can your lawn feed? Find out during #BeesNeeds week with our quick and easy #EveryFlowerCounts survey from 10th-18th July and get your very own #PersonalNectarScore https://www.plantlife.org.uk/everyflowercounts/ @Love_plants @NaturalEngland @BumblebeeTrust
Bumblebees sleeping in the garden! One of my favorite things to do at dusk is go out and see how many bees I can find posted up for the night.
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Butterflies, bees & bugs this summer @High Elms Country Park BEECHE visitor centre. Exhibits & activities #BeesNeeds
