Bwars. Brars. . Bwer. be🐻<- Those
April 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Bwars. Brars. . Bwer. be🐻<- Those
"to the bee a flower is a fountain of life"
Kahlil Gibran from On Pleasure
On Hawksbeard: Female Andrena sp confirmed by BWARS
#Rathlin
#Pollinatorpals
#WildFlowerHour
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ECK
#ImageandVerse
Kahlil Gibran from On Pleasure
On Hawksbeard: Female Andrena sp confirmed by BWARS
#Rathlin
#Pollinatorpals
#WildFlowerHour
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ECK
#ImageandVerse
June 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"to the bee a flower is a fountain of life"
Kahlil Gibran from On Pleasure
On Hawksbeard: Female Andrena sp confirmed by BWARS
#Rathlin
#Pollinatorpals
#WildFlowerHour
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ECK
#ImageandVerse
Kahlil Gibran from On Pleasure
On Hawksbeard: Female Andrena sp confirmed by BWARS
#Rathlin
#Pollinatorpals
#WildFlowerHour
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ECK
#ImageandVerse
Congratulations to #BWARS on their Facebook anniversary. Hopefully we will see them here eventually.
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#Hymenoptera #Bees #Wasps #Ants
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#Hymenoptera #Bees #Wasps #Ants
April 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Congratulations to #BWARS on their Facebook anniversary. Hopefully we will see them here eventually.
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#Hymenoptera #Bees #Wasps #Ants
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#Hymenoptera #Bees #Wasps #Ants
Yep, as a Bwars fan, this is the way to defend them against Case. Rome may be a nonfactor as the X. The depth of talent will see completions on post and shallow crossers, but YAC will be near zero is my guess
September 29, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Yep, as a Bwars fan, this is the way to defend them against Case. Rome may be a nonfactor as the X. The depth of talent will see completions on post and shallow crossers, but YAC will be near zero is my guess
A helpful summary of recent wild bee news from the UK monitoring and recording schemes, including PoMS, @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social, and the BWARS records that feed in to the indicators published by @jncc.bsky.social
Recently the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) reported that, in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign.
All of which begs an important question: what is happening to wild #bees in Britain?
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/03/10/w...
#ecology
All of which begs an important question: what is happening to wild #bees in Britain?
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/03/10/w...
#ecology
What is happening to wild bees in Britain?
Recently the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) reported that, in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign. Overall, the numbers of bees w…
jeffollerton.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A helpful summary of recent wild bee news from the UK monitoring and recording schemes, including PoMS, @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social, and the BWARS records that feed in to the indicators published by @jncc.bsky.social
First sighting of the year of Osmia Bicornis #Hymenoptera #GardenWildlife #BWARS #BeeHotel should be getting busy real soon
April 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
First sighting of the year of Osmia Bicornis #Hymenoptera #GardenWildlife #BWARS #BeeHotel should be getting busy real soon
These little beauties are often very tricky to photograph but managed a few of this in the garden recently: good enough to get it IDed on FB BWARS site as Pseudomalus triangulifer. Apparently only recently recognised as a UK sp. so I've no idea how common it is.
#wasp
#hymenoptera
#wasp
#hymenoptera
August 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
These little beauties are often very tricky to photograph but managed a few of this in the garden recently: good enough to get it IDed on FB BWARS site as Pseudomalus triangulifer. Apparently only recently recognised as a UK sp. so I've no idea how common it is.
#wasp
#hymenoptera
#wasp
#hymenoptera
Red-banded Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) at RSPB Dungeness at the weekend. An impressive beast, seen shifting its paralysed prey (several times its own weight), to its nursery chamber/tunnel. @kentwildlife.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social #kentnature #BWARS
August 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Red-banded Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) at RSPB Dungeness at the weekend. An impressive beast, seen shifting its paralysed prey (several times its own weight), to its nursery chamber/tunnel. @kentwildlife.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social #kentnature #BWARS
I remembered it as bwars
July 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I remembered it as bwars
All hail the v informative BWARS website, incidentally.🐝
May 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
All hail the v informative BWARS website, incidentally.🐝
Melitta leporina bwars.com/bee/melittid...
Melitta leporina | BWARS
bwars.com
June 20, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Melitta leporina bwars.com/bee/melittid...
I see, in the latest British Wildlife magazine, that Adrena nitidiuscula (Carrot mining bee ) has been discovered in Downham Market. Quite shift north and definitely one to look out for next year
bwars.com/bee/andrenid...
bwars.com/bee/andrenid...
Andrena nitidiuscula | BWARS
bwars.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I see, in the latest British Wildlife magazine, that Adrena nitidiuscula (Carrot mining bee ) has been discovered in Downham Market. Quite shift north and definitely one to look out for next year
bwars.com/bee/andrenid...
bwars.com/bee/andrenid...
🌍 World Bee Day – 20 May 🐝
From tree bumblebees in bird boxes to carder bees on comfrey, even everyday sightings matter.
Recording bees helps support conservation where we live 💛
🔗 Record your sightings:
👉 Bumblebee Conservation Trust
👉 BWARS
📸 David Palmer
#WorldBeeDay #BeeRecording #Pollinators
From tree bumblebees in bird boxes to carder bees on comfrey, even everyday sightings matter.
Recording bees helps support conservation where we live 💛
🔗 Record your sightings:
👉 Bumblebee Conservation Trust
👉 BWARS
📸 David Palmer
#WorldBeeDay #BeeRecording #Pollinators
May 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
🌍 World Bee Day – 20 May 🐝
From tree bumblebees in bird boxes to carder bees on comfrey, even everyday sightings matter.
Recording bees helps support conservation where we live 💛
🔗 Record your sightings:
👉 Bumblebee Conservation Trust
👉 BWARS
📸 David Palmer
#WorldBeeDay #BeeRecording #Pollinators
From tree bumblebees in bird boxes to carder bees on comfrey, even everyday sightings matter.
Recording bees helps support conservation where we live 💛
🔗 Record your sightings:
👉 Bumblebee Conservation Trust
👉 BWARS
📸 David Palmer
#WorldBeeDay #BeeRecording #Pollinators
Take a look at Auplopus carbonarius on the BWARS website.
July 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Take a look at Auplopus carbonarius on the BWARS website.
I’ll try later in the week, but weather/work/childcare mean no time soon. I’ve put a map up in the BWARS group post in case anyone else local can try to refind it.
July 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I’ll try later in the week, but weather/work/childcare mean no time soon. I’ve put a map up in the BWARS group post in case anyone else local can try to refind it.
Many thanks, James. Reason #365 why I don't even try and identify most things in the BWARS world!
July 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Many thanks, James. Reason #365 why I don't even try and identify most things in the BWARS world!
Horden news Increase in sand martins using the cliffs Common Blues and Dingy Skippers amongst the birds foot trefoil Also a spiny Mason wasp Not on BWARS map even though I’ve tried submitting it for years from this bit of coast
May 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Horden news Increase in sand martins using the cliffs Common Blues and Dingy Skippers amongst the birds foot trefoil Also a spiny Mason wasp Not on BWARS map even though I’ve tried submitting it for years from this bit of coast
It could be a damaged nest of Median Wasp, Dolichovespula media, which often nests in hedges and bushes, but apparently can be at 'several metres' (15 is a very high 'several'!) bwars.com/wasp/vespida...
Dolichovespula media | BWARS
bwars.com
March 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
It could be a damaged nest of Median Wasp, Dolichovespula media, which often nests in hedges and bushes, but apparently can be at 'several metres' (15 is a very high 'several'!) bwars.com/wasp/vespida...
Opinions sought on this odd-looking bumble. Appears to be female and not, as I first thought, a cuckoo bee - corbiculate hind tarsus and 12 antennal segments. Posted on the BWARS FB group and no consensus reached. Any suggestions?
#hymenoptera
#hymenoptera
July 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Opinions sought on this odd-looking bumble. Appears to be female and not, as I first thought, a cuckoo bee - corbiculate hind tarsus and 12 antennal segments. Posted on the BWARS FB group and no consensus reached. Any suggestions?
#hymenoptera
#hymenoptera
Happy 42nd birthday to the woefully underappreciated Ervin Santana.
Top five bWARs for Twins pitchers since at least 2010:
• Ervin Santana, 4.9 in 2017
• Phil Hughes, 4.6 in 2014
• Scott Baker, 4.2 in 2011
• Francisco Liriano, 4.2 in 2010
• Ervin Santana, 4.0 in 2016
Top five bWARs for Twins pitchers since at least 2010:
• Ervin Santana, 4.9 in 2017
• Phil Hughes, 4.6 in 2014
• Scott Baker, 4.2 in 2011
• Francisco Liriano, 4.2 in 2010
• Ervin Santana, 4.0 in 2016
December 12, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Happy 42nd birthday to the woefully underappreciated Ervin Santana.
Top five bWARs for Twins pitchers since at least 2010:
• Ervin Santana, 4.9 in 2017
• Phil Hughes, 4.6 in 2014
• Scott Baker, 4.2 in 2011
• Francisco Liriano, 4.2 in 2010
• Ervin Santana, 4.0 in 2016
Top five bWARs for Twins pitchers since at least 2010:
• Ervin Santana, 4.9 in 2017
• Phil Hughes, 4.6 in 2014
• Scott Baker, 4.2 in 2011
• Francisco Liriano, 4.2 in 2010
• Ervin Santana, 4.0 in 2016
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) is in full flower here on the east coast and the scent is overpowering in sunny weather. This Cliff Mining bee was gathering it's pale pollen for her nearby nest.
#wildflowerhour #bees #umbellifers #bwars
#wildflowerhour #bees #umbellifers #bwars
April 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) is in full flower here on the east coast and the scent is overpowering in sunny weather. This Cliff Mining bee was gathering it's pale pollen for her nearby nest.
#wildflowerhour #bees #umbellifers #bwars
#wildflowerhour #bees #umbellifers #bwars
Thanks. It would be my first new to Britain, but frustrating that it might not be accepted. Several people on the BWARS Facebook page are saying it definitely is the Pseudoanthidium - I'm not sure who has the final say over what is acceptable with bees!
July 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Thanks. It would be my first new to Britain, but frustrating that it might not be accepted. Several people on the BWARS Facebook page are saying it definitely is the Pseudoanthidium - I'm not sure who has the final say over what is acceptable with bees!
@liamolds.bsky.social hello Liam, do you have any idea of status of Melitta tricincta in South Wales? As rare as it appears from NBN/BWARS? I had one in outskirts of Cardiff, August last year.
March 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@liamolds.bsky.social hello Liam, do you have any idea of status of Melitta tricincta in South Wales? As rare as it appears from NBN/BWARS? I had one in outskirts of Cardiff, August last year.