Leo Fordham
@leofordham.bsky.social
3rd year PhD student studying agricultural pollinator population health at Royal Holloway and UCL
MSci at Exeter, herring gulls and otters
Otherwise- cricket, Arsenal, and animals (in no particular order)
MSci at Exeter, herring gulls and otters
Otherwise- cricket, Arsenal, and animals (in no particular order)
it will be unsustainable for both farmers and the environment.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
it will be unsustainable for both farmers and the environment.
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sustaining resource continuity and pollinator populations. These interventions include planting a greater diversity and abundance of #wildflowers as well as staggering mowing and grazing practices, and while they sound like simple solutions, they must be supported by governmental subsidies or 6/7
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
sustaining resource continuity and pollinator populations. These interventions include planting a greater diversity and abundance of #wildflowers as well as staggering mowing and grazing practices, and while they sound like simple solutions, they must be supported by governmental subsidies or 6/7
Our results suggest that agricultural B. terrestris colonies face food limitation throughout the season but particularly towards the end of their colony cycle. Interventions that increase floral resources in early summer, particularly in heavily arable areas, may therefore be critical to 5/7
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Our results suggest that agricultural B. terrestris colonies face food limitation throughout the season but particularly towards the end of their colony cycle. Interventions that increase floral resources in early summer, particularly in heavily arable areas, may therefore be critical to 5/7
cereal-dominated areas failed sooner regardless of feeding treatment, worker production was also reduced in these landscapes, and reproductive output was minimal across all treatments. 4/7
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
cereal-dominated areas failed sooner regardless of feeding treatment, worker production was also reduced in these landscapes, and reproductive output was minimal across all treatments. 4/7
colonies by placing 60 colonies on 20 farms and supplementing their food at different times. We quantified local land-use and tracked colony survival, worker number, and reproductive success, finding that May-June supplementation significantly improved colony survival. Colonies in more 3/7
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
colonies by placing 60 colonies on 20 farms and supplementing their food at different times. We quantified local land-use and tracked colony survival, worker number, and reproductive success, finding that May-June supplementation significantly improved colony survival. Colonies in more 3/7
Agricultural expansion has diminished much foraging habitat for bees, but the impacts of nutritional stress caused by temporal gaps in food availability can be hard to isolate from other agricultural stressors. We assessed whether food availability constrains #bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) 2/7
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Agricultural expansion has diminished much foraging habitat for bees, but the impacts of nutritional stress caused by temporal gaps in food availability can be hard to isolate from other agricultural stressors. We assessed whether food availability constrains #bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) 2/7
Great, thanks! I'll have a look
October 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Great, thanks! I'll have a look
Wow! Hell of a photo, awesome insects
August 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Wow! Hell of a photo, awesome insects
It cracked the code for low-emission travel!!
June 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It cracked the code for low-emission travel!!
A welcome distraction
June 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A welcome distraction
There is hope! Easier said than done though I'm sure...
March 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There is hope! Easier said than done though I'm sure...
Great and really interesting evening, massive thanks to all involved!
February 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Great and really interesting evening, massive thanks to all involved!