West Country Buzz

Working with landowners in Devon to support pollinator-friendly land management to help our bumblebees thrive - especially our Brown-banded and Moss carder bees

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

West Country Buzz finishes in March and we have made some fantastic achievements for bumblebees:
🐝 Brown-banded carder bees found at 17 new sites
🪻 Over 187 ha of habitat created
🚜Advised 118 landowners on 150 sites
🔍1,170 people attended ID days
🥾27 BeeWalks
@BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

We've carried out lots of green hay spreading during West Country Buzz - find out what green hay is and how it helps bumblebees with our short video👇
https://t.co/STf3guegBx
A quick guide to green hay (https://t.co/awnbAzhNh2)
@BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

West Country Buzz finishes next month and we have made some fantastic achievements! 🐝🌸🪻🌼
Check out our video showcasing this North Devon bumblebee project 👇
https://t.co/Ri3G9hZREZ
@BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

We were pleased to hear our rare target species the Brown-banded carder bee mentioned in parliament this week, in a discussion about legal protection for hedgerows and their importance for wildlife, along with flowery road verges: https://t.co/8rU6ArJHfz
🐝🌿🦋 @BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

A brilliant day helping out with vital scrub clearance on Braunton Burrows with @ndevoncoastnl contributing to the amazing work done by @dynamicdunes💪 Keeping on top of the scrub will allow the beautiful and diverse wildflowers to flourish! 🌸 @CentreBraunton @BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

A big thank you to everyone who came to our West Country Buzz end of project celebration event last night at @CentreBraunton, it was a fitting finish to a fantastic project with some great achievements made with the help of everyone who has been involved! 🐝👏 @BumblebeeTrust

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

⚠️For the 4th year in a row, the UK Government has green lighted the use of a banned bee-harming pesticide against their own expert advice⚠️

It's time to break the cycle & prioritise sustainable farming over wildlife harming🐝#PollinatorsNotPesticides

📰 https://t.co/jKt4SWmB2R

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

It has been a busy 2023 for West Country Buzz!
🐝Brown-banded carder bees found at 5 new sites
🚜Over 30ha of pollinator habitat has been created
🥾159 people attended ID Days in the field
🧑‍🌾52 people attended Farm Days
Thank you to everyone involved this year!
@BumblebeeTrust

[Buglife @Buzz_dont_tweet]

The second offering in our series of #COP28 #ClimateChange blogs is written for us by @BumblebeeTrust @BuzzingDevon Conservation Officer, Jamie Buxton-Gould.

🐝 How is #ClimateChange impacting our bees? Let's find out!
👇
https://t.co/pvqw6yWJP2

#LoveBees #Pollinators

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

Planting some wetland edge species to give bumblebees a boost today - Water mint and Purple loosestrife are excellent species that thrive around pond edges and flower into late summer🌸💧 @BumblebeeTrust

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

“I’ve never actually seen a queen bee!”

Can you remember the first time you saw a bumblebee? Share your bumblebee story below 🐝

Watch the full video🎥 https://t.co/p3ToBoBxcu

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

Great results from a volunteer day yesterday at Home Farm Marsh - we cleared long grasses & scrub to give space for wildflowers that are present & sowed Yellow rattle too. This is where Brown-banded carder bees have been spotted & will hopefully give them a boost! @BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

🎥🐝Throwback to our August Bumblebee ID Day on Braunton Burrows with this fantastic video created by @CentreBraunton Connect 2 Nature: https://t.co/2lJjfPrBip
@BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

@SolitaryBeeWeek Bee! Osmia auralenta? We were lucky to find one of their vacated nest shells in our project area this year!

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

This week we worked with local ecologist and volunteer Steve at Lovell's Field LNR to enhance the meadow with native wildflowers, including Yellow rattle to help suppress vigorous grasses. Thanks @ndevoncouncil for preparing the ground ready for sowing! 🌱 @BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

We've been doing more seed sowing to enhance meadows and pond habitats on a local organic farm - a mixture of hand collected seed and a @GorenFarm mix containing a range of bumblebee-friendly wildflowers 🫴🌼🐝🌸 Can't wait to see them grow! @BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

Seed sowing to create a new meadow! 🌸🐝Yesterday we sowed wildflower seed at Tapeley Park to create a flowery meadow to benefit pollinators and other wildlife! Creating bare ground is important as is rolling after sowing to ensure the seed can germinate well 🚜🌻 @BumblebeeTrust

[West Country Buzz @BuzzingDevon]

We've sown some wetland wildflower seeds at Home Farm Marsh to enhance the newly created waterways here - with species including Purple loosestrife, Figwort, Flag iris and Water mint, there should be lots of flowers to keep the bumblebees happy! 😀🐝@BumblebeeTrust

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

The UK’s wildlife is continuing to decline according to the State of Nature Report 2023.

Since 1970, pollinators such as bees, hoverflies and moths, have decreased by 18% on average.

54% of flowering plants across Great Britain have decreased in where they are found.

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

Only a few days left! ⏰

Can you help us reach our target to raise £26,000 for bumblebees by Saturday?

Together, we can achieve great things for bumblebees! Don’t delay, donate today 🐝 #SaveTheBees

https://t.co/mI4hLxhy8a