On the 17th of June we held a bumblebee identification event, this time in the field. Andrew Nixon, of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, began by teaching us about the fascinating life cycle of bumblebees. The first bees you are likely to see are the Queen bees, emerging from hibernation and searching for a place to start a new nest. By June,… Read more →
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Introduction to BEEWALK survey for meadow makers
Sue Holland and Caroline Hanks of Herefordshire Meadows will explain the simplified BEEWALK survey method and what you need to do to be ready to survey your Meadow Makers site this summer. Also suitable as a refresher for members who are in year 2 or 3 of any meadow restoration project. We will cover how to choose the route, set… Read more →
everything you need to know about yellow dandelion type flowers but were afraid to ask
We had a virtual plant ID day on 26th June led by Stuart Hedley with photographs of plants sent in by the Group, and Stuarts very helpful herbarium sheets of confusing pairs of plants that often get us scratching our heads. There are 3 news additions to the problem pairs on the Survey and Monitoring page of the website which… Read more →
Bumblebee ID photos on Stephen Falk’s Flikr page a great boon to all meadow surveyors
Stephen Falk has the most wonderful Flikr page with excellent bumble bee photos to help when you have a bee on a flower or in a pot in the field. And when you need to compare with your own photos. Big thanks to Hayley Herridge for introducing us to this site and for the virtual workshops she has run for… Read more →
Bumblebee survey and ID virtual workshops 2020 and upcoming bee clinic
Great to have so many people with us over the last two weeks for Bumblebee survey refresher and ID sessions led by Hayley Herridge, Conservation Officer, Buglife. We have also refined Herefordshire Meadows guidance on bumblebee monitoring for meadow restoration for 2019 Meadow making pilots, 2020 Pollinator Meadows and anyone else wanting to survey bumblebees. Please refer to this before… Read more →