@BuzzingDevon

Working with landowners in Devon to support pollinator-friendly land management to help our bumblebees thrive - especially our Brown-banded and Moss carder bees

 South West, England
bumblebeeconservation.org
Joined January 2017
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West Country Buzz finishes in March and we have made some fantastic achievements for bumblebees: 🐝 Brown-banded carder bees found at 17 new sites 🪻 Over 187 ha of habitat created 🚜Advised 118 landowners on 150 sites 🔍1,170 people attended ID days 🥾27 BeeWalks @BumblebeeTrust
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We've carried out lots of green hay spreading during West Country Buzz - find out what green hay is and how it helps bumblebees with our short video👇 youtube.com/watch?v=eKqauA4r… A quick guide to green hay (youtube.com) @BumblebeeTrust
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West Country Buzz finishes next month and we have made some fantastic achievements! 🐝🌸🪻🌼 Check out our video showcasing this North Devon bumblebee project 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=GJFJ24bH… @BumblebeeTrust
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We were pleased to hear our rare target species the Brown-banded carder bee mentioned in parliament this week, in a discussion about legal protection for hedgerows and their importance for wildlife, along with flowery road verges: tinyurl.com/3c2ym9j6 🐝🌿🦋 @BumblebeeTrust
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A brilliant day helping out with vital scrub clearance on Braunton Burrows with @ndevoncoastnl contributing to the amazing work done by @dynamicdunes💪 Keeping on top of the scrub will allow the beautiful and diverse wildflowers to flourish! 🌸 @CentreBraunton @BumblebeeTrust
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A big thank you to everyone who came to our West Country Buzz end of project celebration event last night at @CentreBraunton, it was a fitting finish to a fantastic project with some great achievements made with the help of everyone who has been involved! 🐝👏 @BumblebeeTrust
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⚠️For the 4th year in a row, the UK Government has green lighted the use of a banned bee-harming pesticide against their own expert advice⚠️ It's time to break the cycle & prioritise sustainable farming over wildlife harming🐝#PollinatorsNotPesticides 📰 ow.ly/fN9L50Qsvz6
A black and white image of a bumblebee with black and yellow text: 'Bee-harming pesticide green lighted for fourth year in a row'.

ALT A black and white image of a bumblebee with black and yellow text: 'Bee-harming pesticide green lighted for fourth year in a row'.

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It has been a busy 2023 for West Country Buzz! 🐝Brown-banded carder bees found at 5 new sites 🚜Over 30ha of pollinator habitat has been created 🥾159 people attended ID Days in the field 🧑‍🌾52 people attended Farm Days Thank you to everyone involved this year! @BumblebeeTrust
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Buglife@Buzz_dont_tweet9 Dec 2023
The second offering in our series of #COP28 #ClimateChange blogs is written for us by @BumblebeeTrust @BuzzingDevon Conservation Officer, Jamie Buxton-Gould. 🐝 How is #ClimateChange impacting our bees? Let's find out! 👇 buglife.org.uk/blog/ivy-bees… #LoveBees #Pollinators
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Planting some wetland edge species to give bumblebees a boost today - Water mint and Purple loosestrife are excellent species that thrive around pond edges and flower into late summer🌸💧 @BumblebeeTrust
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“I’ve never actually seen a queen bee!” Can you remember the first time you saw a bumblebee? Share your bumblebee story below 🐝 Watch the full video🎥 ow.ly/3gcg50Q9syC
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Great results from a volunteer day yesterday at Home Farm Marsh - we cleared long grasses & scrub to give space for wildflowers that are present & sowed Yellow rattle too. This is where Brown-banded carder bees have been spotted & will hopefully give them a boost! @BumblebeeTrust
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🎥🐝Throwback to our August Bumblebee ID Day on Braunton Burrows with this fantastic video created by @CentreBraunton Connect 2 Nature: youtube.com/watch?v=pPHW0JdD… @BumblebeeTrust
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Bee! Osmia auralenta? We were lucky to find one of their vacated nest shells in our project area this year!
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This week we worked with local ecologist and volunteer Steve at Lovell's Field LNR to enhance the meadow with native wildflowers, including Yellow rattle to help suppress vigorous grasses. Thanks @ndevoncouncil for preparing the ground ready for sowing! 🌱 @BumblebeeTrust
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We've been doing more seed sowing to enhance meadows and pond habitats on a local organic farm - a mixture of hand collected seed and a @GorenFarm mix containing a range of bumblebee-friendly wildflowers 🫴🌼🐝🌸 Can't wait to see them grow! @BumblebeeTrust
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Seed sowing to create a new meadow! 🌸🐝Yesterday we sowed wildflower seed at Tapeley Park to create a flowery meadow to benefit pollinators and other wildlife! Creating bare ground is important as is rolling after sowing to ensure the seed can germinate well 🚜🌻 @BumblebeeTrust
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We've sown some wetland wildflower seeds at Home Farm Marsh to enhance the newly created waterways here - with species including Purple loosestrife, Figwort, Flag iris and Water mint, there should be lots of flowers to keep the bumblebees happy! 😀🐝@BumblebeeTrust
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The UK’s wildlife is continuing to decline according to the State of Nature Report 2023. Since 1970, pollinators such as bees, hoverflies and moths, have decreased by 18% on average. 54% of flowering plants across Great Britain have decreased in where they are found.
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Only a few days left! ⏰ Can you help us reach our target to raise £26,000 for bumblebees by Saturday? Together, we can achieve great things for bumblebees! Don’t delay, donate today 🐝 #SaveTheBees ow.ly/lhMk50PPf0w
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