Coincidentally, it's #BeesNeedsWeek! 🐝
Rob’s captured some wonderful wildlife moments along the canal—every photo’s a gem, but we’re especially excited about the first one. 🪶🪺🌿
Fingers crossed the chap in photo two keeps his distance from the stars of photo one! ⚠️ 😅
#WeDigCanals #UKCanals #Lichfield #Staffordshire
Fingers crossed the chap in photo two keeps his distance from the stars of photo one! ⚠️ 😅
#WeDigCanals #UKCanals #Lichfield #Staffordshire
July 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Coincidentally, it's #BeesNeedsWeek! 🐝
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? 💛
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? 💛
July 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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? 💛
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? 💛
It’s #BeesNeedsWeek and we want to hear how YOU help bumblebees 🐝
What have you planted recently? Have you created a nesting spot in your garden? Are you a member of the Trust? However you help, we would love to hear from you 💛
Donate to our appeal: https://ow.ly/SnOe50ZgZb4
What have you planted recently? Have you created a nesting spot in your garden? Are you a member of the Trust? However you help, we would love to hear from you 💛
Donate to our appeal: https://ow.ly/SnOe50ZgZb4
July 13, 2026 at 7:10 AM
It’s #BeesNeedsWeek and we want to hear how YOU help bumblebees 🐝
What have you planted recently? Have you created a nesting spot in your garden? Are you a member of the Trust? However you help, we would love to hear from you 💛
Donate to our appeal: https://ow.ly/SnOe50ZgZb4
What have you planted recently? Have you created a nesting spot in your garden? Are you a member of the Trust? However you help, we would love to hear from you 💛
Donate to our appeal: https://ow.ly/SnOe50ZgZb4
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.
Labour has acted to help save them. Without them, we all starve. A short thread... ⬇️
Support #BeesNeedsWeek from July 14th.
July 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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.
Labour has acted to help save them. Without them, we all starve. A short thread... ⬇️
Support #BeesNeedsWeek from July 14th.
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
July 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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
It's #BeesNeedsWeek 🐝Support pollinators with these simple tips!
🌼Grow nectar rich flowers, shrubs and trees.
🌼Let patches of garden and land grow wild.
🌼Cut grass less often.
🌼Don't disturb insect nests and hibernation spots.
🌼Think carefully about whether to use pesticides.
🌼Grow nectar rich flowers, shrubs and trees.
🌼Let patches of garden and land grow wild.
🌼Cut grass less often.
🌼Don't disturb insect nests and hibernation spots.
🌼Think carefully about whether to use pesticides.
July 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
It's #BeesNeedsWeek 🐝Support pollinators with these simple tips!
🌼Grow nectar rich flowers, shrubs and trees.
🌼Let patches of garden and land grow wild.
🌼Cut grass less often.
🌼Don't disturb insect nests and hibernation spots.
🌼Think carefully about whether to use pesticides.
🌼Grow nectar rich flowers, shrubs and trees.
🌼Let patches of garden and land grow wild.
🌼Cut grass less often.
🌼Don't disturb insect nests and hibernation spots.
🌼Think carefully about whether to use pesticides.
It was buzzing at the #BeesNeedsWeek Science Festival at RHS Wisley. Visitors discovered how easy it is to support pollinator science by spending 10 minutes counting pollinating insects on flowers 🐝🌼
Take time in nature with your own FIT Count for @pomscheme.bsky.social
ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
Take time in nature with your own FIT Count for @pomscheme.bsky.social
ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
July 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It was buzzing at the #BeesNeedsWeek Science Festival at RHS Wisley. Visitors discovered how easy it is to support pollinator science by spending 10 minutes counting pollinating insects on flowers 🐝🌼
Take time in nature with your own FIT Count for @pomscheme.bsky.social
ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
Take time in nature with your own FIT Count for @pomscheme.bsky.social
ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
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.
July 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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!
Led by DEFRA, the Bees' Needs campaign encourages everyone to take simple actions to help bees and other pollinators thrive - from planting nectar-rich flowers and letting areas grow wild to cutting grass less often and reducing pesticide use.
Led by DEFRA, the Bees' Needs campaign encourages everyone to take simple actions to help bees and other pollinators thrive - from planting nectar-rich flowers and letting areas grow wild to cutting grass less often and reducing pesticide use.
Bees’ Needs Week
Why not get involved this week, take part in a pollinator count, or create a more insect-friendly space where you live?
buff.ly
July 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
🐝🌼 It's #BeesNeedsWeek!
Led by DEFRA, the Bees' Needs campaign encourages everyone to take simple actions to help bees and other pollinators thrive - from planting nectar-rich flowers and letting areas grow wild to cutting grass less often and reducing pesticide use.
Led by DEFRA, the Bees' Needs campaign encourages everyone to take simple actions to help bees and other pollinators thrive - from planting nectar-rich flowers and letting areas grow wild to cutting grass less often and reducing pesticide use.
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 👇🏿
www.gov.uk/government/p...
This #BeesNeedsWeek, let’s celebrate the vital role bees & pollinators play in our ecosystem.
Learn how you can help 👇🏿
www.gov.uk/government/p...
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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 👇🏿
www.gov.uk/government/p...
This #BeesNeedsWeek, let’s celebrate the vital role bees & pollinators play in our ecosystem.
Learn how you can help 👇🏿
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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. 💚
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. 💚
July 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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. 💚
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. 💚
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.
#BeesNeedsWeek
🔗 rdg.ac/3SLwuic
But a wave of new threats is adding further pressure! Listen to Professor Simon Potts explain what is posing serious new risks.
#BeesNeedsWeek
🔗 rdg.ac/3SLwuic
July 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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.
#BeesNeedsWeek
🔗 rdg.ac/3SLwuic
But a wave of new threats is adding further pressure! Listen to Professor Simon Potts explain what is posing serious new risks.
#BeesNeedsWeek
🔗 rdg.ac/3SLwuic
It's #BeesNeedsWeek so let’s help #bees AND #hedgehogs!
🦔 🐝
🌼 Add wildlife-friendly water sources to your garden – shallow dishes or mini-ponds with wildlife ramps
🌱 Let grass grow wild or at least cut it less often (check carefully before you do!
🪱 Go organic
🍂 Leave log & leaf piles undisturbed
🦔 🐝
🌼 Add wildlife-friendly water sources to your garden – shallow dishes or mini-ponds with wildlife ramps
🌱 Let grass grow wild or at least cut it less often (check carefully before you do!
🪱 Go organic
🍂 Leave log & leaf piles undisturbed
July 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
It's #BeesNeedsWeek so let’s help #bees AND #hedgehogs!
🦔 🐝
🌼 Add wildlife-friendly water sources to your garden – shallow dishes or mini-ponds with wildlife ramps
🌱 Let grass grow wild or at least cut it less often (check carefully before you do!
🪱 Go organic
🍂 Leave log & leaf piles undisturbed
🦔 🐝
🌼 Add wildlife-friendly water sources to your garden – shallow dishes or mini-ponds with wildlife ramps
🌱 Let grass grow wild or at least cut it less often (check carefully before you do!
🪱 Go organic
🍂 Leave log & leaf piles undisturbed
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/...
July 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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 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.
🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
@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.
🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
July 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
@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.
🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/3WXhjVU
#BeesNeedsWeek
🔗 rdg.ac/3WXhjVU
#BeesNeedsWeek
July 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/3WXhjVU
#BeesNeedsWeek
🔗 rdg.ac/3WXhjVU
#BeesNeedsWeek
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.
rdg.ac/42z6bSb
#BeesNeedsWeek
The wildflowers create a home for insects like ladybirds, which eat harmful pests.
rdg.ac/42z6bSb
#BeesNeedsWeek
July 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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.
rdg.ac/42z6bSb
#BeesNeedsWeek
The wildflowers create a home for insects like ladybirds, which eat harmful pests.
rdg.ac/42z6bSb
#BeesNeedsWeek
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.
#BeesNeedsWeek
rdg.ac/3SLwuic
Nature Minister Creagh presented the Bees’ Needs Champions Awards and visited the interactive exhibition at Kew Gardens.
#BeesNeedsWeek
rdg.ac/3SLwuic
July 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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.
#BeesNeedsWeek
rdg.ac/3SLwuic
Nature Minister Creagh presented the Bees’ Needs Champions Awards and visited the interactive exhibition at Kew Gardens.
#BeesNeedsWeek
rdg.ac/3SLwuic
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
Discover the diversity of bees, their important role in pollinating crops, and the science behind efforts to save them.
🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
July 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
Discover the diversity of bees, their important role in pollinating crops, and the science behind efforts to save them.
🔗 rdg.ac/4liw8MV
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/3SLwuic
#BeesNeedsWeek
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/3SLwuic
#BeesNeedsWeek
July 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/3SLwuic
#BeesNeedsWeek
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/3SLwuic
#BeesNeedsWeek
It's not just about the bees, but all the pollinators! 🐝🪰🦋🪲
#BeesNeedsWeek, which has been running this week, is an annual event to highlight the importance of these vital insects and the ways we can help them thrive.
👀 What small changes have big impacts for pollinators?
#BeesNeedsWeek, which has been running this week, is an annual event to highlight the importance of these vital insects and the ways we can help them thrive.
👀 What small changes have big impacts for pollinators?
July 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
It's not just about the bees, but all the pollinators! 🐝🪰🦋🪲
#BeesNeedsWeek, which has been running this week, is an annual event to highlight the importance of these vital insects and the ways we can help them thrive.
👀 What small changes have big impacts for pollinators?
#BeesNeedsWeek, which has been running this week, is an annual event to highlight the importance of these vital insects and the ways we can help them thrive.
👀 What small changes have big impacts for pollinators?
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!
🔗 agreconlab.limesurvey.net/328536?lang=en
#BeesNeedsWeek
Take our 20-minute survey and share your opinion on pollinator-friendly products.
Your voice matters – support the bees and support science!
🔗 agreconlab.limesurvey.net/328536?lang=en
#BeesNeedsWeek
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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!
🔗 agreconlab.limesurvey.net/328536?lang=en
#BeesNeedsWeek
Take our 20-minute survey and share your opinion on pollinator-friendly products.
Your voice matters – support the bees and support science!
🔗 agreconlab.limesurvey.net/328536?lang=en
#BeesNeedsWeek
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/3S1Zm5C
#BeesNeedsWeek
Find out how Slough teens found purpose through beekeeping in a community-led research project.
🔗 rdg.ac/3S1Zm5C
#BeesNeedsWeek
July 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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.
🔗 rdg.ac/3S1Zm5C
#BeesNeedsWeek
Find out how Slough teens found purpose through beekeeping in a community-led research project.
🔗 rdg.ac/3S1Zm5C
#BeesNeedsWeek
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.
#BeesNeedsWeek
Learn how artists and scientists are joining forces to save nocturnal wildlife.
#BeesNeedsWeek
Afraid of the dark? A silent night without nature is much scarier - Connecting Research
rdg.ac
July 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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.
#BeesNeedsWeek
Learn how artists and scientists are joining forces to save nocturnal wildlife.
#BeesNeedsWeek
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
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
July 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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
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