Bumblebee identification & Beewalk training @TreborthBG today! Delighted to welcome a smashing group including lovely local Beekeepers - great to have such exchange of knowledge and ideas around #pollinators!
Very much enjoyed our discussion of values and cake with the @BangorSNS masters in conservation and land management students. Excellent baking and excellent presentations! @juliapgjones sorry you missed out on the cake!
Good to see our new 1st year students @BangorUni are a curious, engaged and resilient bunch: bit of Welsh weather doesn't put them off! Fantastic conservation & environmental management field trip to @Cwm_Idwal this morning. https://t.co/CWmHuQFiYV
Don't throw out open book exams yet. Yes issues of unfair means, but also evidence that they are more inclusive and authentic test of skills. Can we get around issues of unfair means other ways? Emma Jones @SheffieldMBB#Biosummit2021
Fantastic talk from @ElliTheobald on active learning and the benefits for minority groups on exam scores. Essentially, do as much as you can to even out differences! #Biosummit2021
It's finally out! Our Brown-Leadbeater lab collaboration. We look at whether the impact of multiple stressors (parasites/nutrition/agrochemicals) can be predicted by adding the effects together. See Harry's tweet below or read the paper @nature https://t.co/oqJZkBBinZ
Really happy to present our new paper published in @Nature . We use meta-analysis to show that interactions between agrochemicals, poor nutrition and parasites interact synergistically to increase bee mortality. Start of thread (1/13). https://t.co/dd5gqOCPJJ
A great day with Sally @BuzzingPeak looking for the bilberry bumblebee at @nationaltrust Longshaw. Sadly no luck, but lots of other bumbles seen in our 2 hour blitz! @BumblebeeTrust
@apiculturalLdn@sphaerularia@RHULBioSci@SheffieldMBB@DaveGoulson We only had one mix of flowers so I can't say for sure, but it is likely the flower species matter - there is some evidence from Lyn Adler's group that different flower species can transmit parasites at different rates.
Our new paper is out! Increased bee densities (as we see at wildflower strips) can increase disease transmission, but it depends on the parasite. All those muddly sleepless nights were worth it afterall! paper at: https://t.co/hTwdp8dQFE @sphaerularia@RHULBioSci@SheffieldMBB
@sphaerularia@RHULBioSci@SheffieldMBB I should add, this doesn't mean that wildflower strips are bad for pollinators (there are lots of great studys that show they are) but maybe after some more research, we can tweak them to make them better! :)
Heather is better for bumblebees ๐๐ than we thought! Great BBC article by @hbriggs on @HaukeKochโs latest research. Great to work with him and @chickpeaman on this project @RHULBioSci https://t.co/qCG7SLZeOj
Enjoying the break in the weather at North Yorkshire Moors, and another bilberry bee sighting! I think this one is a male (seen near Ingleborough) @BuzzingPeak#bees#thistle