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
we did this: https://bit.ly/BeeFriendlyBrum1
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
🐝💚🌻 we 💚 these people, blooming beautiful 🌻💚🐝
August 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🐝💚🌻 we 💚 these people, blooming beautiful 🌻💚🐝
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.
Ladybird defenders
July 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ladybird defenders
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
Bramble alert!
First round of Birmingham brambles are berry much ready good to go
sweet and juicy
get to the hedges when you have a chance
sunny Spring + wet start to summer = loads of these wild blackberries where they've been left alone to do their thing. So tasty, grown from the earth by the sun.
First round of Birmingham brambles are berry much ready good to go
sweet and juicy
get to the hedges when you have a chance
sunny Spring + wet start to summer = loads of these wild blackberries where they've been left alone to do their thing. So tasty, grown from the earth by the sun.
July 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Bramble alert!
First round of Birmingham brambles are berry much ready good to go
sweet and juicy
get to the hedges when you have a chance
sunny Spring + wet start to summer = loads of these wild blackberries where they've been left alone to do their thing. So tasty, grown from the earth by the sun.
First round of Birmingham brambles are berry much ready good to go
sweet and juicy
get to the hedges when you have a chance
sunny Spring + wet start to summer = loads of these wild blackberries where they've been left alone to do their thing. So tasty, grown from the earth by the sun.
bee happy @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social 🐝💚
July 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
bee happy @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social 🐝💚
Good turnout for the launch of the Calthorpe Park redevelopment consultation - we really need some tlc for our neglected Birmingham neighbourhood #B12
Have your say:
www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/calthorp...
Have your say:
www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/calthorp...
June 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Good turnout for the launch of the Calthorpe Park redevelopment consultation - we really need some tlc for our neglected Birmingham neighbourhood #B12
Have your say:
www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/calthorp...
Have your say:
www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/calthorp...
Birmingham Comma
June 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Birmingham Comma
we seed the city
spread dandelions as we travel
pretty pollinator paths
producing urban niches
havens for the insects
nature needs
spread dandelions as we travel
pretty pollinator paths
producing urban niches
havens for the insects
nature needs
May 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
we seed the city
spread dandelions as we travel
pretty pollinator paths
producing urban niches
havens for the insects
nature needs
spread dandelions as we travel
pretty pollinator paths
producing urban niches
havens for the insects
nature needs
Many of the UK's rivers have hit exceptionally low levels and that could worsen in the next 3 months.
The warning comes after the driest spring in England since 1961, with northern regions experiencing the driest start to the year in nearly a century
#GetYourButtsOut
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The warning comes after the driest spring in England since 1961, with northern regions experiencing the driest start to the year in nearly a century
#GetYourButtsOut
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
May 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Many of the UK's rivers have hit exceptionally low levels and that could worsen in the next 3 months.
The warning comes after the driest spring in England since 1961, with northern regions experiencing the driest start to the year in nearly a century
#GetYourButtsOut
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The warning comes after the driest spring in England since 1961, with northern regions experiencing the driest start to the year in nearly a century
#GetYourButtsOut
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
May 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
on the 19th day, it rained
not much
just enough to wet the world
make the ground breathe out
petrichor
in half an hour
tho the skies were still grey
most of the rain had streamed away
down pipes + drains
or steamed off
hot pavements + roads
get your butts out
could be a while
before it rains again
not much
just enough to wet the world
make the ground breathe out
petrichor
in half an hour
tho the skies were still grey
most of the rain had streamed away
down pipes + drains
or steamed off
hot pavements + roads
get your butts out
could be a while
before it rains again
May 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
on the 19th day, it rained
not much
just enough to wet the world
make the ground breathe out
petrichor
in half an hour
tho the skies were still grey
most of the rain had streamed away
down pipes + drains
or steamed off
hot pavements + roads
get your butts out
could be a while
before it rains again
not much
just enough to wet the world
make the ground breathe out
petrichor
in half an hour
tho the skies were still grey
most of the rain had streamed away
down pipes + drains
or steamed off
hot pavements + roads
get your butts out
could be a while
before it rains again
🐝💚 Dandelions 😃
May 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🐝💚 Dandelions 😃
May 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🚨🚨 15 days of Spring without rain in England, super warm temps
plant life cycle is coming on faster because of temperature but there's not enough water
this is us in Birmingham -;how about you?
UK postcode rainfall checker: www.freeflush.co.uk/pages/when-d...
plant life cycle is coming on faster because of temperature but there's not enough water
this is us in Birmingham -;how about you?
UK postcode rainfall checker: www.freeflush.co.uk/pages/when-d...
May 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚨🚨 15 days of Spring without rain in England, super warm temps
plant life cycle is coming on faster because of temperature but there's not enough water
this is us in Birmingham -;how about you?
UK postcode rainfall checker: www.freeflush.co.uk/pages/when-d...
plant life cycle is coming on faster because of temperature but there's not enough water
this is us in Birmingham -;how about you?
UK postcode rainfall checker: www.freeflush.co.uk/pages/when-d...
29.3°C in Kew. First of May. ffs
Watching all the people so happy to see the sun and feeling like Sarah Connor 😩
#ActNow #ClimateActionNow
Watching all the people so happy to see the sun and feeling like Sarah Connor 😩
#ActNow #ClimateActionNow
May 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
29.3°C in Kew. First of May. ffs
Watching all the people so happy to see the sun and feeling like Sarah Connor 😩
#ActNow #ClimateActionNow
Watching all the people so happy to see the sun and feeling like Sarah Connor 😩
#ActNow #ClimateActionNow
MAY DAY MAYDAY M'AIDEZ 🚨
26°C in Birmingham today
this is a bad baseline
very little rain lately
please water your green spaces
let them grow wild
make tiny reservoirs with shallow bowls in the shade
urban niche sanctuaries
insect islands
protect pollinators
💚🌱🐝
#ClimateActionNow
#AttackOnNature
26°C in Birmingham today
this is a bad baseline
very little rain lately
please water your green spaces
let them grow wild
make tiny reservoirs with shallow bowls in the shade
urban niche sanctuaries
insect islands
protect pollinators
💚🌱🐝
#ClimateActionNow
#AttackOnNature
May 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
MAY DAY MAYDAY M'AIDEZ 🚨
26°C in Birmingham today
this is a bad baseline
very little rain lately
please water your green spaces
let them grow wild
make tiny reservoirs with shallow bowls in the shade
urban niche sanctuaries
insect islands
protect pollinators
💚🌱🐝
#ClimateActionNow
#AttackOnNature
26°C in Birmingham today
this is a bad baseline
very little rain lately
please water your green spaces
let them grow wild
make tiny reservoirs with shallow bowls in the shade
urban niche sanctuaries
insect islands
protect pollinators
💚🌱🐝
#ClimateActionNow
#AttackOnNature
It's mad hot today in Birmingham.
10°C higher than average, 5°C over the usual top temp.
This is not good. It hasn't rained for 6 days.
Please water your green spaces this evening to help out the plants, insects and birds 💚🐝
10°C higher than average, 5°C over the usual top temp.
This is not good. It hasn't rained for 6 days.
Please water your green spaces this evening to help out the plants, insects and birds 💚🐝
April 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It's mad hot today in Birmingham.
10°C higher than average, 5°C over the usual top temp.
This is not good. It hasn't rained for 6 days.
Please water your green spaces this evening to help out the plants, insects and birds 💚🐝
10°C higher than average, 5°C over the usual top temp.
This is not good. It hasn't rained for 6 days.
Please water your green spaces this evening to help out the plants, insects and birds 💚🐝
how lovely is our baby oak tree?
the way the leaves form in threes, rotated, maximising light absorption
💚
the way the leaves form in threes, rotated, maximising light absorption
💚
April 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
how lovely is our baby oak tree?
the way the leaves form in threes, rotated, maximising light absorption
💚
the way the leaves form in threes, rotated, maximising light absorption
💚
Thanks for the reminder - we all need water to thrive and it's been 13 days since we had any rain here in Birmingham! 🐝
www.freeflush.co.uk/pages/when-d...?
www.freeflush.co.uk/pages/when-d...?
April 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thanks for the reminder - we all need water to thrive and it's been 13 days since we had any rain here in Birmingham! 🐝
www.freeflush.co.uk/pages/when-d...?
www.freeflush.co.uk/pages/when-d...?
March 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
if you stand very still the bats fly round your head as they make passes through the all-you-can-eat insect buffet
March 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
if you stand very still the bats fly round your head as they make passes through the all-you-can-eat insect buffet