24thAugust 2021
Islay’s flowering verges
This post in Scottish Pollinators (23 August 2021) describes how simple changes in verge management on Islay reaps huge benefits for pollinators, and adds to the beauty of the island. Why not try something like this in your school grounds and routes to school?
12thAugust 2021
Pollination, a game of hide and seek
This post on Scottish Pollinators (4 August 2021) shares the fascinating ways plants compete with bees. Bees need to gather pollen as food. How can plants maximise how much pollen is transferred between flowers?
29thJuly 2021
Alien or parasitoid?
This blog post in Scottish pollinators Thick-headed undertakers (20 May 2021) describes the remarkable lifecycle of parasitoid insects, and how we must embrace the gruesome in biodiversity.
