Bee Friendly Brum
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
Birmingham residents who care about our pollinator pals 🐝
Share ideas about helpful action, both personally & collectively, to influence local people & policy and decrease pesticide use to save the planet
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Share ideas about helpful action, both personally & collectively, to influence local people & policy and decrease pesticide use to save the planet
we did this: https://bit.ly/BeeFriendlyBrum1
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Bee Friendly Brum – pollinator protectors
Local campaigners share how glyphosate is harmful to bees and other pollinators, and how local residents can help their cause to make Birmingham pesticide-free.
centralbylines.co.uk
This was us in 2022: Bee Friendly Brum – pollinator protectors
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
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When you tell your mum you like bumblebees …
All items are available on our online shop and support UK bumblebee conservation. Tell your mum.
🐝🎁 https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/gift-guide/
All items are available on our online shop and support UK bumblebee conservation. Tell your mum.
🐝🎁 https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/gift-guide/
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
When you tell your mum you like bumblebees …
All items are available on our online shop and support UK bumblebee conservation. Tell your mum.
🐝🎁 https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/gift-guide/
All items are available on our online shop and support UK bumblebee conservation. Tell your mum.
🐝🎁 https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/gift-guide/
Populist opposition to climate action makes extreme weather events more likely.
Despite the fear and disruption that populists stoke, we mustn’t lose sight of the need to act, write Juliet Dobson, @drsophiecook.bsky.social, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
#BMJClimate
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Despite the fear and disruption that populists stoke, we mustn’t lose sight of the need to act, write Juliet Dobson, @drsophiecook.bsky.social, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social
#BMJClimate
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Announcing the Million Frog March!
savethefrogs.com/million
Join frog enthusiasts worldwide for a historic gathering to defend democracy, freedom of speech, peace, amphibian conservation & environmental protection. Please spread the word!
#MillionFrogMarch #SaveTheFrogs #WashingtonDC #PortlandFrog
savethefrogs.com/million
Join frog enthusiasts worldwide for a historic gathering to defend democracy, freedom of speech, peace, amphibian conservation & environmental protection. Please spread the word!
#MillionFrogMarch #SaveTheFrogs #WashingtonDC #PortlandFrog
November 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Announcing the Million Frog March!
savethefrogs.com/million
Join frog enthusiasts worldwide for a historic gathering to defend democracy, freedom of speech, peace, amphibian conservation & environmental protection. Please spread the word!
#MillionFrogMarch #SaveTheFrogs #WashingtonDC #PortlandFrog
savethefrogs.com/million
Join frog enthusiasts worldwide for a historic gathering to defend democracy, freedom of speech, peace, amphibian conservation & environmental protection. Please spread the word!
#MillionFrogMarch #SaveTheFrogs #WashingtonDC #PortlandFrog
Green education support
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Green education support
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Birmingham Friends of The Earth show us a green way forward
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
#Retrofit
@birminghamlive.bsky.social
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bhamwatch.bsky.social
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
@xrbham.bsky.social
#Birmingham
#FossilFuelNonproliferationTreaty
fossilfueltreaty.org
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
#Retrofit
@birminghamlive.bsky.social
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bhamwatch.bsky.social
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
@xrbham.bsky.social
#Birmingham
#FossilFuelNonproliferationTreaty
fossilfueltreaty.org
October 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Birmingham Friends of The Earth show us a green way forward
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
#Retrofit
@birminghamlive.bsky.social
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bhamwatch.bsky.social
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
@xrbham.bsky.social
#Birmingham
#FossilFuelNonproliferationTreaty
fossilfueltreaty.org
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
#Retrofit
@birminghamlive.bsky.social
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bhamwatch.bsky.social
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
@xrbham.bsky.social
#Birmingham
#FossilFuelNonproliferationTreaty
fossilfueltreaty.org
Nearly half of the UK’s garden space is paved over, a new study has found.
The RHS has conducted the largest ever audit of the UK’s gardens, and found that they are an untapped – and until now, mostly unmeasured – potential resource for nature.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The RHS has conducted the largest ever audit of the UK’s gardens, and found that they are an untapped – and until now, mostly unmeasured – potential resource for nature.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nearly half of UK garden space is paved over, RHS study finds
Homeowners urged to use more robust planting and permeable materials to help mitigate flood risk
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Nearly half of the UK’s garden space is paved over, a new study has found.
The RHS has conducted the largest ever audit of the UK’s gardens, and found that they are an untapped – and until now, mostly unmeasured – potential resource for nature.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The RHS has conducted the largest ever audit of the UK’s gardens, and found that they are an untapped – and until now, mostly unmeasured – potential resource for nature.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Harlequin ladybirds are swarming UK houses this week - Like many insects, ladybirds enter a state of inactivity over winter known as diapause – an insect version of hibernation.
Different species like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."
Different species like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."
Why so many ladybirds are swarming UK houses
With social media reports of harlequin ladybirds invading UK homes this week, Elizabeth Rizzini explains why the weather means some ladybirds are on the move.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Harlequin ladybirds are swarming UK houses this week - Like many insects, ladybirds enter a state of inactivity over winter known as diapause – an insect version of hibernation.
Different species like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."
Different species like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."
Planting trees in neighborhoods have a host of health and social benefits. They even reduce crime! www.motherjones.com/environment/...
August 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Yet another reason why we need to protect bees 🐝💕
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/bee-venom-co...
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/bee-venom-co...
Bee venom could help treat a type of cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S., with the exception of skin cancers, according to the American Cancer Society.
www.newsweek.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Yet another reason why we need to protect bees 🐝💕
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/bee-venom-co...
@beefriendlybrum.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/bee-venom-co...
@thebeeguy.bsky.social any ideas?
What appears to be 3 'layers' of honeycomb, attached to the top of the yew hedge outside of our apartment. In the open
Can't say I've ever seen this before. Does anyone have any info on this occurring? And which species it might have been made from
#bees
#ukbees
#@ecorecord.bsky.social
Can't say I've ever seen this before. Does anyone have any info on this occurring? And which species it might have been made from
#bees
#ukbees
#@ecorecord.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
@thebeeguy.bsky.social any ideas?
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Bumblebees #sleeping on/in #flowers at this time of year!
What the feck is that all about?
Lots of people asking us so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on.
Please #repost/#share so more are more informed.
Thanks good people.
#bees
#nature
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
1/16
What the feck is that all about?
Lots of people asking us so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on.
Please #repost/#share so more are more informed.
Thanks good people.
#bees
#nature
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
1/16
August 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Bumblebees #sleeping on/in #flowers at this time of year!
What the feck is that all about?
Lots of people asking us so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on.
Please #repost/#share so more are more informed.
Thanks good people.
#bees
#nature
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
1/16
What the feck is that all about?
Lots of people asking us so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on.
Please #repost/#share so more are more informed.
Thanks good people.
#bees
#nature
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
1/16
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Clophill Lakes Boardwalk Appeal
Shocking acts of arson have left the Clophill Lakes boardwalk in ruins, impacting both visitors and wildlife. If you can, please help raise £100,000 to restore access for all to this treasured reserve.
www.greensandtrust.org/appeal/cloph...
Shocking acts of arson have left the Clophill Lakes boardwalk in ruins, impacting both visitors and wildlife. If you can, please help raise £100,000 to restore access for all to this treasured reserve.
www.greensandtrust.org/appeal/cloph...
Clophill Lakes Boardwalk Appeal
Join the Greensand Trust in rebuilding Clophill Lakes' boardwalk destroyed by arson. Help restore access and preserve this cherished wildlife haven.
www.greensandtrust.org
August 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Clophill Lakes Boardwalk Appeal
Shocking acts of arson have left the Clophill Lakes boardwalk in ruins, impacting both visitors and wildlife. If you can, please help raise £100,000 to restore access for all to this treasured reserve.
www.greensandtrust.org/appeal/cloph...
Shocking acts of arson have left the Clophill Lakes boardwalk in ruins, impacting both visitors and wildlife. If you can, please help raise £100,000 to restore access for all to this treasured reserve.
www.greensandtrust.org/appeal/cloph...
By changing our diets to be more plant-rich now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing
theconversation.com/by-changing-...
theconversation.com/by-changing-...
By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing
By choosing to transform how we grow food and what we eat – rather than letting climate change dictate the pace of change – we have so much to gain.
theconversation.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
By changing our diets to be more plant-rich now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing
theconversation.com/by-changing-...
theconversation.com/by-changing-...
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Gosling abandoned by its parents as an egg finds a family with 3 cranes.
"We've been taught lately to fear the stranger, to basically become isolated + cut ourselves off from anything that is unknown. And here you have this blended family who have no questions to ask. They've accepted each other" 🥹
"We've been taught lately to fear the stranger, to basically become isolated + cut ourselves off from anything that is unknown. And here you have this blended family who have no questions to ask. They've accepted each other" 🥹
These Sandhill Cranes Have Adopted a Canada Gosling, and Birders Have Flocked to Watch the Strange Family
Ornithologists and locals wonder what the future holds for this chick being raised by much taller, but still doting parents
www.smithsonianmag.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Gosling abandoned by its parents as an egg finds a family with 3 cranes.
"We've been taught lately to fear the stranger, to basically become isolated + cut ourselves off from anything that is unknown. And here you have this blended family who have no questions to ask. They've accepted each other" 🥹
"We've been taught lately to fear the stranger, to basically become isolated + cut ourselves off from anything that is unknown. And here you have this blended family who have no questions to ask. They've accepted each other" 🥹
This story 🧵 has a sad ending but maybe we can help to make it better 💚
This spring, a new nature reserve opened around the corner from us: Clophill Lakes. A sanctuary for otters, wildfowl and wetland creatures, it's a stunning location enjoyed by families from across the region. www.greensandtrust.org/clophill-lak...
Clophill Lakes
A new nature reserve Clophill Lakes is now OPEN daily from 9am to 5pm (cafe open 10am-3pm).
www.greensandtrust.org
August 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This story 🧵 has a sad ending but maybe we can help to make it better 💚
🐝💚🌻 we 💚 these people, blooming beautiful 🌻💚🐝
August 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🐝💚🌻 we 💚 these people, blooming beautiful 🌻💚🐝
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NEW climate record: over half of UK electricity was generated by renewables in 2024! 🙌
This good news means we're a step closer to a Net Zero future, where:
✅ We produce our own energy
✅ Energy bills are cheaper
✅ Our air is cleaner
✅ People & nature thrive
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
This good news means we're a step closer to a Net Zero future, where:
✅ We produce our own energy
✅ Energy bills are cheaper
✅ Our air is cleaner
✅ People & nature thrive
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
Renewables generate half of UK’s electricity in 2024 in new record high
Official figures show wind, solar, hydro and biomass generated 50.4% of UK power last year.
www.independent.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW climate record: over half of UK electricity was generated by renewables in 2024! 🙌
This good news means we're a step closer to a Net Zero future, where:
✅ We produce our own energy
✅ Energy bills are cheaper
✅ Our air is cleaner
✅ People & nature thrive
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
This good news means we're a step closer to a Net Zero future, where:
✅ We produce our own energy
✅ Energy bills are cheaper
✅ Our air is cleaner
✅ People & nature thrive
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
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This real useful. 'Recipe for a bee-friendly growing space.' @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Recipe for a bee-friendly growing space
growwild.kew.org
July 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This real useful. 'Recipe for a bee-friendly growing space.' @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
One of our sunflowers came out with missing petals but it's still beautiful and bees & other pollinators still love it.
July 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One of our sunflowers came out with missing petals but it's still beautiful and bees & other pollinators still love it.
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Hello world!
RSPB Conservation Science has officially landed on BlueSky
Follow us to hear about our science discoveries, new publications, citizen science, and all things conservation research
RSPB Conservation Science has officially landed on BlueSky
Follow us to hear about our science discoveries, new publications, citizen science, and all things conservation research
July 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Hello world!
RSPB Conservation Science has officially landed on BlueSky
Follow us to hear about our science discoveries, new publications, citizen science, and all things conservation research
RSPB Conservation Science has officially landed on BlueSky
Follow us to hear about our science discoveries, new publications, citizen science, and all things conservation research
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🌪️ X, Meta & YouTube are allowing a storm of false and misleading claims about extreme weather events flood their platforms.
The online spread of lies about extreme weather events can disrupt emergency efforts and put lives at risk.
Our new research in @desmog.com ⤵️
The online spread of lies about extreme weather events can disrupt emergency efforts and put lives at risk.
Our new research in @desmog.com ⤵️
Extreme Weather Events are the New Frontline of Online Climate Denial – Report
Climate science deniers are flooding social media with false claims during extreme weather events, drowning out reliable information and putting lives at risk. A new report by the Center for Counterin...
www.desmog.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌪️ X, Meta & YouTube are allowing a storm of false and misleading claims about extreme weather events flood their platforms.
The online spread of lies about extreme weather events can disrupt emergency efforts and put lives at risk.
Our new research in @desmog.com ⤵️
The online spread of lies about extreme weather events can disrupt emergency efforts and put lives at risk.
Our new research in @desmog.com ⤵️
These sunflowers are being kept aphid-free by a dedicated team of 7 spot ladybirds
July 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
These sunflowers are being kept aphid-free by a dedicated team of 7 spot ladybirds