LetDandelionsBee

A campaign to let dandelions bloom for a short few weeks to help feed bees this Spring. They are our wild bees’ most favourite food. Help halt the bee decline

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

Thanks for all the entries to our Let Dandelions Bee schools competition! Hope you all enjoyed making your posters.

We’re off to decide on our 3 winning entries . . . gonna be a tough one!😃

This happy camper spotted in Cork city today 😊

[Dandelion Appreciation Society @DandelionAppre1]

Trio of terrific ness 😊 thanks for sharing @BrennanMartine

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

@DandelionAppre1 👍 thanks! Love yours too! 😃🐝

[Newbridge Tidy Towns Association #DroicheadNua @TTNewbridge]

Dandelion

The dandelion is perennial & provides an early source of food for our #Bees, #Bumblebees some other pollinators.

This one has grown through a rose bed to a height of over two feet to reach sunlight.

#Dandelion
Caisearbhán

#pollinators
#wildflowerhour

[All-Ireland Pollinator Plan @PollinatorPlan]

Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT Count) - watch a patch of flowers in your garden for 10 minutes and count how many insects visit https://t.co/C3c80xUIX9 Have these picked out in my garden - just need the sun to come out and the temperature to reach at least 13C!

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

@TheGreenJeanie Congratulations on your book!
I'd like to ask you your thoughts about the importance of letting some dandelions bloom for bees in gardens, especially at this time of year.

[Robbie Blackhall-Miles @fossilplants]

@scawen1 @IoloWilliams2 @thismorning Definitely not all of us. The best gardens and gardeners work with nature. And some if us love Dandelions. https://t.co/BGHwuLxM6z

[James Gilbert (now on Bluesky) @jamesgilbertmr]

⁦@DandelionsBee⁩ in case you haven’t seen before this great little BBC Wildlife magazine article by ⁦@AmyJaneBeer⁩

[Gabriela Martinez Sainz @gmsainz]

We made the most out of our daily walk during #SelfIsolation by taking some (lots!) photos for the #LetDandelionsBee campaign.

Special mention to @danvazh for introducing the topic of pollination at today's homeschool and talking about the importance of bees to our 5yo.

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

@MetEireann says it’s going to stay sunny & get warm til Tuesday. So when you’re out social distancing in the fresh air, keep an👁 for an opportunity for our photo competition: dandelions in Spring bloom in Ireland. https://t.co/47B830CDcp for details. €200 One4all; Ends 1 May

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

@MetEireann says it’s going to stay sunny & get warm til Tuesday. So when you’re out social distancing in the fresh air, keep an eye out for "dandelions in Spring bloom in Ireland" for our photo competition. See https://t.co/47B830CDcp for details €200 One4all; Closes 1 May

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

Hope everyone is keeping well and safe. Our schools competitions are still running – open til 3rd April - be sure to pass an hour or so drawing up an entry 😃. See https://t.co/47B830CDcp for entry details. Here's a beauty from St Martin’s Special School in Waterford ❤️

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

Please resolve to let the dandelions grow this spring! Pollinators including bees, butterflies and hoverflies love them. And they support over 50 insect species 🐝

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

Our website is now live https://t.co/pS9BzvuyeY Details on our primary schools competition, secondary schools competition, & photo competition, and all about how you can help bees by leaving some dandelions in bloom during this crucial Spring period of March and April.

[Juanita Browne @JuanitaWildlife]

The #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan has just launched a dedicated Twitter account: @PollinatorPlan
Please share and follow 🐝🐝🐝 and check out https://t.co/dQWnRae1hw to find out how you can get involved @janetteK_Foley @CorkNatNetwork @Irishwildlife @EastCorkBio @donnarainey4

[All-Ireland Pollinator Plan @PollinatorPlan]

Dandelions - a cheerful sign of spring and gold dust to wild bees. If you can tolerate a few - look how much good you'll be doing! #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan @DandelionsBee

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

Secondary Schools Competition - win a biodiversity workshop & €200 of bee-friendly plants, & €50 voucher for winner. Prizes for 3 schools on island of Ireland. Draw up a 3-post social media campaign that shows how important dandelions are for bees in Spring. Ends Fri 3 Apr

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

@Maria01561852 @BioInSchools @BioDataCentre @PollinatorPlan @HerInSchools @GreenSchoolsIre We're going to have a secondary schools competition too, as well as the primary school one, but not one for pre-school/creche

[LetDandelionsBee @DandelionsBee]

Win a biodiversity workshop, €200 of bee-friendly plants for your primary school, & €50 voucher for winner. For 3 primary schools on the island of Ireland. To enter, draw up a poster that shows how important dandelions are for bees in Spring. Entry details soon. Ends Fri 3 Apr