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The importance of bees, explained

13 April 2022  When a lot of us think of biodiversity, we think of quiet forests or winding streams or a rainforest much further afield.  We may not think of something that’s much harder to spot but that’s just as important: bees.  And if an image of a bee hard Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 11 months ago
Bumble Bee covered with Pollen Photo: Smudge 9000
Biodiversity

Irish Bumblebee population at lowest level since 2012, new data reveals

The Irish Bumblebee population is at its lowest since monitoring began in 2012, new data from the National Biodiversity Data Centre (NBDC) reveals. The All-Ireland Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme data indicates marked losses between 2012 and 2017 of our eight most common Bumblebee species, with a year-on-year decline of 3.7 per Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsMay 16, 2018 ago
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