Hayley Tompkins

MSc student @1in3mouthfuls — Program Biologist @WPCWild911 🐝🌿🌺🌎♻️

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

@FaceForRadio519 @CamGuthrie Yes!! Thank you James

[Raine Lab @1in3mouthfuls]

Hi 👋🏼 @wildforbees here, ready to show you some of my #bumblebee #nestbox research this week! To start, here’s an active B. perplexus colony-the guard bees were quick to act when I opened the lid (video was a few sec after I stepped away to catch the action from a safe distance!)

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

Had a great night with @LeahBeeSchmidt @kaylasbees and @SabRondeau sharing our passion for pollinator conservation at @WaterlooLibrary! Thanks to all who attended! 🐝🌸 #bumblebees #outreach #education #ONpollinators @1in3mouthfuls

[Dr. Ryan Norris @RyanNorrisSci]

Amazing news! What a fantastic job by the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory and #teambutterfly. And the discovery of a previously unknown 5th instar. We're on the road to recovery. Now we just have to get funding to do the rest. @NCC_CNC

[Guelph Lost Pets @GuelphLostPets]

Recognize this male terrier pup? Found at Victoria & York Rd. Approx 3-4 months old, reddish fur, not neutered. If he's yours or you have any info contact #Guelph Humane Society at 519-824-3091 or [email protected] https://t.co/jm6wWxjQ4n

[Nigel Raine @NigelERaine]

Great talk by @Squash_Bee on risks of exposure to #neonicotinoid insecticides in agricultural soil for Hoary Squash #Bees & other ground-nesting species in #foodstudies19 Perspectives on a Healthy Future for People, #Pollinators & Planet panel @uaanchorage https://t.co/mAtR17JDMJ

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

Well this was a fun surprise on a rainy afternoon! I put up 5 #nestboxes on #WLU campus with @GrowShareRepeat and @LaurierGreen and one of them is occupied! The #bumblebees didn’t want to cooperate when I looked inside so species is still TBD! What species do you think it is?! 🐝

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

@manysarahs @1in3mouthfuls @sisleyirwin @NigelERaine @WPCWild911 @janean_sharkey @kaylasbees @LeahBeeSchmidt @MamagatorKiera Woo hoo!! Haven’t seen ya in ages!!!

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

Looking forward to attending #BOMBUSS2019 in October!! 🐝🖤🌱 If you’re interested in attending you can register here 👉🏼 https://t.co/Zwdn7XZd63 #BOMBUSS #bumblebees #monitoring #conservation

[Paul Williams @PaulWilliamsNHM]

Some good news about some super rare bumblebees - B richardsiellus was known from probably < 10 individuals world-wide, but surveys last summer by Kunming Institute of Botany and Beijing's Institute of Zoology found it to be locally common in just a few sites in SE Tibet!

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

@_JohnMola Thanks John! It’s amazing how well it works in the nest boxes. I’m keeping my eye on some potential natural nests so I’m going to try it out on those as well! 🤞🏼🐝

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

Although it’s now officially summer, it still feels like spring to see all of these nest-searching queens! I’m hoping some of them decide to live in the nest boxes, but for now, I wait.. ⏰🤞🏼 #bumblebees #nestboxes #bees #buzz #nestsearching #queens #bombusimpatiens #summer

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

#Bombusimpatiens in her new home! 🏠 This is my #endoscope camera, and how I use it in the underground #nestboxes. Without the camera, it would be VERY difficult to determine if the nest box is occupied this early in the season (as there is little to no worker traffic yet) 🐝

[Raine Lab @1in3mouthfuls]

Thanks for a great #PollinatorWeek2019! We're very proud to support bees every day, especially now that @uofg is a #beecitycampus. It's important to support bees in an urban setting, and you can see how well it can work with this #bumblebee worker I saw just outside the gym!

[Sabrina Rondeau, PhD @SabRondeau]

Last week, we received a generous donation of 200 milk crates from @SaputoInc to support our ground-nesting #bee research project. Some of these crates have already been put to good use to plant zucchini plants whose flowers will feed squash bees later this summer #PollinatorWeek

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

@TojoTheThief My pupper

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

I SPY with my little 👀 something that is #black and #yellow!! That’s a common eastern #bumblebee queen in one of my underground #nestboxes! Stay tuned for a video of her running around in there, as well as how I am able to record all of her activity! 🐝🌱 #pollinatorweek

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

Can’t wait to head on over to @LaurierGreen to see if this next box has a queen in it!! #bumblebees #PollinatorWeek #queen #nestboxes

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

Congratulations Aaron!!! 🐝🐜🎉

[Nigel Raine @NigelERaine]

Delighted to announce Aaron Fairweather @InsectAaron passed their PhD qualifying exam with flying colours today. Fantastic work, well done! 🎉🎉 #ProudSupervisor @1in3mouthfuls @UofG_SES. Thanks to your excellent exam committee @RHHallett @cropdoc2 @RyanPros @UoGAgMet

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

@GrowShareRepeat That definitely sounds like a nest to me!! All of the wild nests I’ve found are within my study site, but if you want to have your nests part of a study with @aliczner she’s using scent-detection dogs to find bumble bee nests!

[Hayley Tompkins @wildforbees]

I followed this #queen to (what I suspect is) her nest site - and it was ~ 5m away from some of my #nestboxes.. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Oh well! I‘ll be watching to see if she starts bringing in pollen, or laying eggs to produce workers, males, and even new queens! 🐝👑 #bumblebees #pollinatorweek