Fowey Valley Bumblebee Project

We usually identify bumblebees by first looking at their tail colour and banding. However, a few bumblebees can be entirely black, which makes them much harder to tell apart. This is known as Melanism 🖤🐝 Read our latest blog to find out more 👇🏽 ow.ly/fgQs50NHVK9

Bumblebee queens are on a mission to find somewhere to nest – and they urgently need your help 🐝👑 #BeeTheChange this spring by providing nest sites for homeless bumblebees 🏠 Discover how you can help 👉 ow.ly/kl6u50Nkcty

🎄1️⃣🎄 It's time to open Day 1 of our Online Advent Calendar. Every morning between now and Christmas Day, we are sharing one door from our online advent calendar. Come back tomorrow to open your next sweet surprise 🐝🎁

If you are in need of that #FridayFeeling, then look no further! This group of male Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) was captured by Gaynor Griffiths on a passion flower in her garden 💚Unlike worker #bumblebees, the males don't return to the #nest once they've left 🐝

It's #BeesNeedsWeek2022, and bumblebees need... YOU! 🙏🐝 Discover 5 simple ways you can help save #bumblebees in our new video, then buzz on over to our #BeeTheChange resources hub to get started! 👉🏽 ow.ly/z46650K03fq ​ #SaveTheBees #BeeKind #VeryImportantPollinators

Grateful to have received funding for our science led & evidence based @buzzingfowey project 🐝 #ThankYou #Science teapawt.net/theprincesfund/status/…

This week is #NationalInsectWeek and what better way to celebrate the importance of all insects! 🐝 🐜 🦋 🐞 🕸️ 🐛 Insect week encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects & for us, it is none other than the humble bumble! #Pollinators #Food #Wildflowers #Insects

Please come & say hello to our staff this week in the Discovery Zone, Great Pavillion at #RHSChelsea 🐝 Our exhibit aims to highlight the amazing opportunity gardeners have to make a difference for bumblebees & other pollinators! 🐝 @Kate_Bradbury @BuzzingShrill @nikkigammans