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Bees need your help again!

The Bumble bee Conservation Trust have been short listed for a Lottery grant which will help them enormously. Please see...

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Arlene

27 Jul, 2010
Arlene

Plan Bee

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Plan Bee Help save the bees Quote Together we can help make 2010 the year that bees make their big comeback. Through Plan...

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balcony

9 Jun, 2010
Balcony

A bit of blue ... a few shining lights ... & a lot of buzz!

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I was sat on the bench having a well-earned cuppa this evening & all I could hear was buzzing! I thought I'd just share...

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fluff

4 Jun, 2010
Fluff

Bumblebee Conservation Trust need our help again!

The National Lottery Awards 2010 Bumblebee Conservation Trust Category: Best Environment Project Funding amount: £49,900 Website:...

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Arlene

2 Jun, 2010
Arlene

I saved a Bee today

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Well that was a big thing for me I must say ! I went out in the garden as you do,and saw this bee,hanging on for all it's...

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dee2uk

26 May, 2010
Dee2uk

BEES !!!

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I have just read Megans blog so thought these might be useful. These pictures came as a supplement with gardeners world magazine.

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stroller

4 Apr, 2010
Stroller

CROCUS AND BEE..........

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MY SON TOOK THESE PICS TODAY OF THE BEE ON THIS WHITE CROCUS..... THOUGHT HOW AMAZING IT WAS AS YOU CAN SEE THE POLLEN ON...

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hollyeves

16 Mar, 2010
Hollyeves

Gardening for Bumblebees

~ just had this booklet in the post and some of the advice I hadn't thought of~ like...

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Arlene

3 Feb, 2010
Arlene

more on Bumblebees

~ As I have asked for help to vote for funding for a Bumblebee project in west Wales I thought I would give some info~ this...

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Arlene

29 Jan, 2010
Arlene

Bee inspection day

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Today,24th August,Adele arrived to check on the bees .Last week she had left a tin of some sort of vaporizing chemical,inside...

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Justvera

26 Aug, 2009
Justvera

Save Our Honey Bees

Just a quicky-a friend of mine sent me this link to the Soil Assciation's web site. They have an on-line petition, lobbying...

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Sid

23 Jul, 2009
Sid

A Bee & Borage Poem !!!

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Pretty Blue Borage against A Lovely Clear Blue Sky So Qiute & Peaceful Until Mr Bumble Comes Flying Buy Hes Little...

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jacque

30 Jun, 2009
Jacque

How to make a nest for bumblebees.......

Bumblebees are important players in the pollination process, particularly in the early season when honey bees are not active. Bumblebees...

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craftnutter

29 Apr, 2009
Craftnutter

Bee friendly plants for dying bees......

There was a tv programme on the plight of the honey bee. It made me feel very sad and desperate to ensure we all do a little...

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craftnutter

29 Apr, 2009
Craftnutter

15 minutes in the life of a Bee !

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This little fellow was so busy in my garden yesterday, I think he was stunned by the warm sunshine as he couldn't choose...

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Janey

17 Mar, 2009
Janey

The bee's have gone mad

As the weather cools and winter shows signs of being on the way..the yellow jackets have lost their minds and fly wildly...

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CatFinch

5 Oct, 2008
Catfinch

Leaf cutter Bee Hotel

Hi everyone, i was dead heading a few plants today, when i noticed perfect little circles cut out of my Rose leaf, on further...

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carmel

23 Aug, 2008
Carmel