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The Queen BeeA queen is easily identifiable by her long, slender abdomen, which extends well past the tips of her folded...
18/10/2026

The Queen Bee

A queen is easily identifiable by her long, slender abdomen, which extends well past the tips of her folded wings to allow her to reach deep into honeycomb cells to deposit eggs.

While worker bees live for only 6 weeks in the summer, a healthy queen can live for 2 to 5 years.

During peak summer months, a queen can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day. That total weight in eggs can actually exceed her own body weight.

Solitary bees are absolute powerhouse pollinators.  Please suggest leafy plants for the leaf cutters.South West In Bloom...
18/10/2026

Solitary bees are absolute powerhouse pollinators.

Please suggest leafy plants for the leaf cutters.
South West In Bloom

Unlike honeybees, which carry pollen in tidy wet packets on their hind legs (pollen baskets), solitary bees carry dry pollen on the underside of their abdomen or across their hair. Because it isn't wet, the pollen falls off far more easily as they hop from bloom to bloom, making them exponentially more efficient at cross-pollination.

In fact, a single red mason bee can do the pollination work of around 120 to 180 honeybees!

I really do not like wax moths@
18/10/2026

I really do not like wax moths

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Every Beekeepers worst nightmare
17/10/2026

Every Beekeepers worst nightmare

Although winter is coming its never to later to start planning for the future! Can you suggest some other plants please ...
16/10/2026

Although winter is coming its never to later to start planning for the future!

Can you suggest some other plants please
South West In Bloom

Wax moths are my Nemisis
16/10/2026

Wax moths are my Nemisis

World Food Day 16,10,26 fansCornwall BeekeepersSouth West In BloomDigital Peninsula NetworkBees for DevelopmentHappy wor...
16/10/2026

World Food Day 16,10,26


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Today marks World Food Day, a global movement that reminds us all just how interconnected our food systems actually are.
Our natural ecosystems, and everyday survival for people around the world.

It is marked annually around the globe to commemorate the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization back in 1945, focusing on raising awareness about global food security, ending hunger, and supporting sustainable agriculture.

When we think about global food security, we must talk about our most vital pollinators, honey bees. Bees play an indispensable role in maintaining our food supply by pollinating the vast majority of the world's crops, including essential fruits, vegetables, nuts, and oilseeds.

Without their constant, tireless work moving from bloom to bloom, yields would drop dramatically, leaving our supermarket shelves lacking the essential nutrients and vibrant varieties of foods that keeps us humans healthy and fed.

Beyond field crops and orchards, as we all know bees are equally essential for wild trees and plants that anchor our broader environment and sustain livestock.

By supporting healthy biodiversity, they are remarkable insects as are all but I am biased so help me and everyone else by doing what you can to safeguard our natural resources that farmers rely upon to grow food sustainably for generations to come.

Protecting all bees and their habitats is not simply an environmental goal, but a direct investment in our future.

Wildflower Sowing & Autumn Prep 15,10,26 fansHarmony Garden Can you give any tips.South West In BloomCornwall Wildlife T...
15/10/2026

Wildflower Sowing & Autumn Prep 15,10,26


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Autumn is secretly the best season for getting wildflower seeds into our British soil for a vibrant spring display

Sowing native seeds now between September and November gives them the perfect cold spell over winter to break seed dormancy naturally as rain settles the soil, seeds tuck in safely, ready to shoot up as early food for emerging Queen bumblebees and solitary pollinators come spring time.

Even honey bees will make short foraging trips.

While flowers seeds lie dormant underground, honey bee colonies across the northern hemisphere are drastically shifting their focus inside the hive Late season blooms like ivy that are coming to an end now yet supply the final burst of nectar and golden pollen needed to build up fat reserves.

Queens reduce egg laying to conserve energy, while workers cluster tightly together to maintain core warmth as temperatures drop

Outside the hive, wild solitary bees like red mason bees and leafcutters have already completed their life cycle for the year Their fully formed offspring are now cocooned safely inside hollow stems, wooden crevices, or underground burrows waiting out the frost and By planting wild seeds now, you ensure a rich banquet is waiting when these solitary bees wake up next spring ๐ŸŒฟ

I think this was swarm number 6
15/10/2026

I think this was swarm number 6

Planting ideas for our pollinators, start now for next year!  Can you suggest any other plants?South West In Bloom
14/10/2026

Planting ideas for our pollinators, start now for next year!

Can you suggest any other plants?
South West In Bloom

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