Small Game Hunters
EU ♥ Bees An arcane rule of EU bureaucracy may have come to the rescue of the common European honeybee apis mellifera. The 27 member states of the European Union have been unable to agree whether neonicotinoid pesticides should be banned. After 2 inconclusive votes, the decision now passes (under EU administrative rules) to the […]
A sting in the tale – Dave Goulson (pub Jonathan Cape) Book Review Fantastic – 288 hardback pages all about bumblebees! Dave Goulson is a life long fan of all things Bombus,being the driving force behind attempts to reintroduce the short-haired bumblebee Bombus subterraneus to Kent as well as the founder of the Bumblebee Conservation […]
Henry and Catherine have come across a fantastic idea that’s going on in Calne in Wiltshire, just round the corner from where they live. Calne Environmental Network have teamed up with Kennet Beekeepers and Calne in Bloom to provide information on how to sow insect-friendly flowers in your garden. They’re even offering subsidised wildflower seeds (Henry says “subsidised” […]
