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To carry out a 10-minute FIT Count we ask you to find a 'target flower' to count from. Two targets out at the moment are ivy and heather - ivy usually has more insects but heather has a wider range of different groups. Full info on our website https://t.co/jjoXh7Q85z

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2020-08-30

Today's blog compares Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis with Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea.

https://t.co/iA3FXrx8YE

Goldenrod are great flowers for pollinators

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2020-08-28

Today's paintings from our collection all feature butterflies.

Butterflies are really important pollinators. Did you know there are 59 species found in the UK?

Find out more on website: https://t.co/d4WlKgaqdE

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2020-08-27

Focusing on rebuilding my website and myself, while trying to still be a productive member of society. Here are a couple prints on https://t.co/PV5SfLYvHv while the old site is still up. Green Machine and Pink Pollinator, both 17x22, $70.

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2020-08-26

The Blue Orchard Mason Bee is one of my most popular possibly because it's blue.... maybe because it's adorable and a great of our fruit trees. Find this Lignaria https://t.co/hXcnXnBtks

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2020-08-22

In the minouette shop: Blue Orchard Mason Bee, Osmia Lignaria Lino Block Print, Pollinator Bee Biodiversity Print Collection by minouette at https://t.co/1q7qWE8ZeI

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2020-08-22

Here's the new and (hopefully) improved version of SPRING, with it's cute little (and now very hairy) Red Mason Bee. This one is a female.

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2020-08-03

It's ! Moths are cool, they're pollinators of the Joshua tree, come in way cooler patterns than butterflies, and one of my favorite subjects to illustrate. Perfect little occult insects.

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2020-07-23

Is there anything more beautiful, more pure, than pollinator bats going about their extremely important business? I think not.

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2020-07-19

In the minouette shop: Blue Orchard Mason Bee, Osmia Lignaria Lino Block Print, Pollinator Bee Biodiversity Print Collection by minouette at https://t.co/1q7qWE8ZeI

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2020-07-10

Buzz buzz buzz! 🐝
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What started as a simple snack stream turned into this quaint lil bee pattern! I love seeing so many pollinators out and about.
Let's protect our little gardeners!

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2020-07-07

🦋 + 🎨= 😍

We're gaga for the gorgeous specimens in "Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères exotiques" (1835). Written by P. H. Lucas w/ hand-colored illustrations by H. L. Pauquet.

Find it in Biodiversity Heritage Library: https://t.co/bZERScXUKj

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2020-06-28

We have loved seeing all of the pictures for If this week celebrating pollinators has made you want to learn more about North America’s native bees, we have several resources available for you either on our website (https://t.co/VgmjYbDUUJ) or through Amazon

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2020-06-26

Pollinators are vital to maintaining healthy ecosystems. They are essential for plant reproduction. Support pollinators by creating pollinator-friendly gardens. https://t.co/gVbGctwaBR

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2020-06-26

week 344: Flower colour is a good predictor of pollinator in the genus Penstemon; red-flowered species are likely to be hummingbird pollinated, purple-blue-flowered species are likely to be bee pollinated.
Discover more at https://t.co/gXO6JtW6OY

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2020-06-25