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Spurred on by the single azure blue escapee Chicory plant that flowered for 7.5 months.

For this amazing floriferous wildflower attracted:
~ Solitary bees
~ Bumblebees
~ Butterflies

What a magnificent magnet for pollinators and one I had to include into this years sowing patch

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2019-03-19

Bug/Fighting Pokemon: These Pokemon are great jumpers, able to jump across a football field and even in mid air to change their course. Their powerful kicks can jab or even slash opponents. They're important pollinators in their habitats.

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2019-03-16

A bee warrior I made yesterday
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His name is Polloney or “the Pollinator”

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2019-03-10

The common butterfly: The most dangerous creature on Earth. Toppler of kingdoms. Pollinator of gardens.

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2019-03-06

With spring on the horizon, please resolve to help wildflowers and insects by mowing less. Give clover, buttercups and dandelions a chance to flower for pollinators like bees, butterflies and hoverflies. Enjoy seeing which flowers emerge to add natural joy to your garden 🐝🌻

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2019-02-14

"Invisible" losses are often the most difficult AND important ones to fix! How can we encourage people to care more about issues they don't feel directly impacted by?
Image by Jan Kunz

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2019-02-12

Wishing for spring...shooting stars in the prairie

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2019-02-06

Ivy illustration by Mary Anne Stebbing for – a plant long associated with winter, where sprigs were brought into the house to ward off evil. It is also an important plant for pollinators & biodiversity

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2019-01-17

A nature-friendly resolution for this year - mow less! Give clover, buttercups and dandelions a chance to flower for pollinators like bees, butterflies, hoverflies and moths. Enjoy seeing which flowers emerge to add some natural joy to your garden 🐝🌻

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2019-01-06

Rafflesia are weird & wonderful plants-tropical parasites dependent on the grape family for life (genus Tetrastigma in family Vitaceae), stinking to high heaven of rotten flesh to 'attract' their pollinators (often flies). Here are drawings from the Kew collections

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2018-11-30

My Bee Balls went down well Christmas Fair, with my bee on scabious drawing on it. Remember to plant for pollinators, people (or just let some of your garden go wild)

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2018-11-12

A resolution for next spring and summer - mow less. Give clover, buttercups and more a chance to flower for pollinators like bees, butterflies, hoverflies and moths. Enjoy seeing which flowers emerge to add some natural joy to your garden. 🐝🌻

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2018-11-11

Did you know we had so many species? If you want to then do learn about how diverse they all are - you can BEEcome a real expert in what is effective to help sustain in your own green spaces, before you know it!

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2018-11-07

CULTURE NIGHT 2018:

Composer 's (https://t.co/2XJdIqwO1h) sonic pollinators for ensemble + quad pollinators will be performed by at 8.30pm on Friday, 21 September

https://t.co/62S16ZHvXc

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2018-09-17

Can bees become addicted to pesticides?
Research by indicates bees acquire a taste for neonicotinoid-laced foods after prolonged exposure. More proof of the risks of insecticide use on our threatened pollinators 🐝 https://t.co/vdcUsvYLnS

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2018-09-07

Happy !

Did you know that are pollinators too? Most work at night but some moths, like the Hummingbird Moth, pollinate flowers during the day.

EXTRAORDINARY!


https://t.co/O2cDnrVsTn

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2018-07-26

Some other illustrations I finally got around to scanning-- these were from Pollinator Week!

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2018-07-25

New Seedboms from now in stock! Brighten up your garden with wildflowers. Perfect for pollinators, spread the love!

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2018-07-14