Barbara Colla

[richard taylor-jones @rtaylorjones]

This is long but important. Let’s send a message to @nationalgrid Please watch and RT if you want to help save a SSSI and important marshland from the ideas of their CEO @NGJohnPettigrew @KentWildlife @Natures_Voice @ChrisGPackham @IoloWilliams2 @lizbonnin @WildlifeTrusts @AngelaRayner @SteveReedMP @mitchellsnik @Sandwichbirdobs #ReThinkSeaLink #saveminstermarshes

[Get Wild 🐦 🦋 🐝 🍃 @mitchellsnik]

Very well put 👌👍💚. Hand in hand with the climate crisis goes the biodiversity crisis and National Grid are planning to destroy a very special place

[Get Wild 🐦 🦋 🐝 🍃 @mitchellsnik]

a quick update to tell you some good news.
Some of our Swift boxes are in use 😉

[Get Wild 🐦 🦋 🐝 🍃 @mitchellsnik]

This salt water lagoon at Pegwell Bay is magnificent early in the morning.
#saveminstermarshes #rethinksealink

[Barbara Colla @ba_colla]

https://t.co/m411KRaCEt

[Get Wild 🐦 🦋 🐝 🍃 @mitchellsnik]

Giant hazard to wildlife on newbuild site.
This is quite unbelievable. It's well known housing estates do little for wildlife but this is just unbelievable.
They should have planted trees instead.
#birdnetting

[Barbara Colla @ba_colla]

New evidence reveals risks of Nueva Pescanova's octopus farm plans in Spain including risks to wildlife, the environment and public health. @PescanovaCorp needs to halt its reckless plans NOW. #StopOctopusFarming https://t.co/UsDpK82aFp

[Barbara Colla @ba_colla]

@KnightsTempOrg Hell No! it makes them more human and approachable, we are not in a Dictatorial nanny state yet!

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

Thank you for reading/caring.
PLEASE #retweet.
#share
The more informed, the more queens survive and the more #bumblebees we have.
Simple.
Our native wild #bees are in trouble and we need to be there for them every way we can.
Thanks again for helping!
Have a great Easter!
9/9

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

..be harmful to #bumblebees. Usually once she takes on some sugars & heats up she’ll happily fly off. Don’t bring her indoors for long periods! If she has already established a nest and laid eggs she needs to get back to sit on them before they cool down.
8/9

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

In this case preference is to move her to a nearby source of #nectar - a #flower!
If no flowers are nearby she can be offered a 50/50 mix of white sugar and water.
NEVER offer her honey as although it would seem to be the obvious action honey can contain pathogens that may 7/9

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

As with sleeping dogs leave resting #bees lie - for up to an hour before intervening. (Unless of course she is in imminent danger whereby she should be carefully moved to a safe place). If after about an hour she is still present then she may need assistance. 6/9

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

These between flight stopovers can last for up to an hour and #bees are not always careful about where they take them - sometimes the middle of a footpath can be the ‘ideal’ spot! So if you see a big #bumblebee chilling on the ground don’t always presume she needs rescuing! 5/9

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

…to the ground zig-zagging across the landscape - they’re house-hunting. Stopping to explore in long grass and vegetation, hollows in trees, stone walls, under sheds and even compost heaps. During this time #bumblebee queens spend a lot of their time resting between flights. 4/9

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

#Bumblebee queens emerge in early spring from #hibernation and immediately need to feed - that’s why early flowering plants are so important. Apart from feeding their mission at this time is to find a suitable site to establish a nest. Hence you will observe queens flying low 3/9

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

Spoiler Alert!
Quick version:
Queens just out of hibernation.
Hungry and house-hunting.
Rest often between flights.
Don’t move or help for an hour unless in immediate danger!
Flowers best option.
50/50 white sugar/water next best option - NOT HONEY!
Don’t bring her inside.
2/9

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

As always, many people asking us about #bumblebees at the moment - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to.
Please #retweet.
Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year!
1/9

[Barbara Colla @ba_colla]

@RuthMcDonald1 Very Ethereal Ruth!

[kelly walker @kelly_walker]

Here are your You Tube links for #NSL2024 Season Opener

Stars v Rhinos
https://t.co/oVvubezAd4

Lightning v Storm
https://t.co/vEhBYvtqgc

Sirens v Bath
https://t.co/qYADR3CLjx

Pulse v Thunder
https://t.co/415CcCgBe4

Dragons v Mavs
https://t.co/BzZeYNkTlU

[Barbara Colla @ba_colla]

@DrJaninaRamirez Reacher!

[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

The final sea shanty of the trilogy 🎶⚓️(an adaptation of #Wellerman and #DrunkenSailor) inspired by @SuellaBraverman's recent speech on migration.

We stand and sing in solidarity with a different vision from #Braverman's of what our country stands for & who it should stand by🧡