Bees: A Natural History

It is now 22 years since a large and general introduction to the wonderful world of bees, came on the market (Bees of the World by O’Toole & Raw). Natural history books that are aimed at the interested general public, lavishly illustrated with spectacular photographs and still of considerable value to experienced melissophiles are as uncommon as they are welcome.

This new book, published in the US by Névraumont Publishing Company and Firefly Books, and retailing at £30 looks at all aspects of bees, and includes… Read more

Gardening for Butterflies, Bees and other beneficial insects

This is one of an increasing number of how-to books now on the market, and Jan Miller-Klein’s  volume covers a range of aspects of wildlife friendly gardening, with a special emphasis on gardening for butterflies and bees.

It is an enjoyable book to dip into and is written in a straightforward manner with a general audience in mind. Although there is rather more that is, perhaps, specifically butterfly orientated, there is still plenty for bee folks… Read more

A lsit of species not represented in the World Museum - Liverpool aculeate collection. Please contact the museum if you can provide specimens of any of the missing species.

Contact: tony.hunter@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Colletes hederae map: 10 October 2015

Male from Norfolk (vc28)

Photo: Michelle Bantoft

The map shows all the records received up to the end of 2014 with records received in 2015 now appearing in red

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Update: 11 October 2013

On the eastern side of the country, Colletes hederae has now been sighted in north Norfolk, even further north than the Shrewsbury sighting below. Latest map here.
 

Update: 10 October 2013

This is an update to an existing news item.

Several Colletes hederae have been found foraging at ivy in the centre of Shrewsbury. This is a further 20 miles north of the sightings reported below. Clearly, C. hederae is making a major… Read more

Invertebrates and us - the good, the bad and the ugly is the title of a series of lectures organised by the  Ecology and Conservation Studies Society. This includes two aculeate themed lectures.

Download the programme here

Colletes hederae is now flying in some areas. Send your records to BWARS' annual monitoring project

The AGM is being held at the World Museum, Liverpool this year.

To do this, first grab the youtube link, by clicking on Share, beneath the video, then Embed and copy the iframe link: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OMFYDNuQRqQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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See the diary entry at: Andrena identification workshop