In an era of climate change and increasing habitat loss, it’s becoming harder for bees to find suitable nesting sites and enough of the forage they need to feed their offspring. The Bumble Bee Conservation Trust reported the worse year on record for bumble bees in 2024, but for most of the other 250
It was a joy to be back at RHS Chelsea this May, and this year’s garden was our most successful ever, captivating the judges and public’s attention. Upon seeing our Balcony Garden – Making Life Better with Bees, visitors were treated to a vibrant garden bursting with colour, nature and sustainability. Inspired by our
On Saturday 17 May, members of Gwent Beekeepers and nature enthusiasts gathered at the beautiful Holden Apiary for a workshop led by the project manager, Ciaran Clark, from Bees for Development. The day was dedicated not to honeybees, as is usually the case, but to the other lesser known bee species, the quiet champions
It has been a busy and productive year at Bees for Development and we have selected five of our favourite highlights of the year to share with you. After spending the summer training teachers, we launched six new Buzz Clubs in schools around Donkorkrom, Ghana. Florence Sefakor of Bees for Development Ghana took
Beekeepers act as a warning system for general pollinator health, as they are some of the only people to regularly interact and monitor insect populations. The importance of this connection is especially evident in parts of the world where wide-scale and more targeted environmental monitoring practices are less developed or simply don’t exist.
As the world is experiencing progressively warmer temperatures, with Wales averaging a record high of 6.9°C in February this year, one new arrival to the county is taking full advantage. As the world is experiencing progressively warmer temperatures, with Wales averaging a record high of 6.9°C in February this year,
Bees for Development is undertaking a new venture this year, working alongside local entomologist, Roger Ruston, to record the diversity of bees across Monmouthshire. Female Plain dark bee (Stelis phaeoptera) on Field scabious > Over 150 different species of bees have been recorded in Monmouthshire! One of these
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