by Sinead Lynch, Senior Conservation Officer for Bumblebee Conservation Trust
At Bumblebee Conservation Trust we are particularly interested in methods of farming which provide habitats which are rich in flowers for bumblebees to forage on. There is an increasing movement in the farming industry towards sustainable and regenerative agriculture. Such low input and low cost methods make a farm business more resilient, and taking care of your most important resources on-farm – soil, habitats, water – makes the land more resilient to change (e.g. extreme weather such as drought). These low input methods also help to restore flower-rich habitats such as grasslands. Read More
by Ro Green.
Last summer I found myself on the Bumblebee Conservation Trust website, looking at the map of project sites and thinking “I bet I could cycle to all of those”. I’d never cycled for more than a day at a time. A year later I set out to join these places by pedal power over the course of a month. This cycle tour came at the end of three years spent studying Biology at Oxford University, and it was incredible to see how the science I’d spent years learning about was put into practice by the Trust. Read More
by Katy Malone, Bumblebee Conservation Trust Conservation Officer for Scotland
Being a fully paid-up member of the bumblebee fan club, no-one will be surprised to learn that when I finally got offered an allotment in my village three years ago, I set out to make it as bee-friendly as possible. After all, growing veg and attracting crop pollinators with nectar and pollen-rich flowers – well, it’s just a no-brainer. Read More
by Eliza S.
Work Experience Student for 1 week in July 2019
I spent my work experience week in the Bumblebee Conservation Trust office in Eastleigh. I had a brilliant time discovering more about bumblebees, the trust and the different jobs in conservation. It has been a wonderful opportunity for me and a week well-spent.
by Jasmine Bennett from the Pickwell Foundation.
The Pickwell Foundation, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and the North Devon National Trust came together to facilitate the sowing of wildflower seeds on Easter Saturday.
With over 80 residents turning up to help between the two sites, participants learnt about the importance of wild bees, how they differentiate from honey bees, and about the issues faced by our wonderful wild pollinators.
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