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<p>The study examined how the area and quality of natural habitats influence the populations of wild bees, bumblebees, hoverflies, and butterflies. For all species groups, this simple relationship rang true: the more natural habitat, the more pollinators in farmland areas. Habitats with more flowering plants also harbour more pollinators of all groups than areas with few flowers. Bumblebee on sunflower in Ballintemple, Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

outdoors

Stark pollinator warning: birds, bumblebees and butterflies need more habitat to survive

The EU’s 10% natural habitat target is insufficient for pollinator recovery, say scientists — they need 16-37% habitat coverage in farmland ares for effective protection

<p>A bee's body is covered with tiny hairs, which accumulate static from the flying motion. When the bee lands on a flower, the static causes pollen to cling to these hairs — like when you rub a balloon in your hair and it sticks there. The bee can then easily rub herself down and push all the pollen in to her pollen baskets Picture: Alamy/PA</p>

outdoors

Anja Murray: Do more for pollinators by doing less in the garden

<p>Experiments have shown the insects are able to learn a complicated puzzle box task from their peers to gain access to a sugar reward. But when there was no help involved, individual bees struggled to complete the puzzle from scratch. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire</p>

outdoors

Bumblebees teach others to solve puzzles that are too complex to learn alone

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news

Bumblebees ‘prioritise getting maximum calories in shortest time’

Scotland's lavender in bloom

world

More than 75% of European bumblebee species may be threatened by 2080 – study

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outdoors

Nature 'literacy' enriches our understanding of the natural world

Scientists map bees throughout Europe

Scientists map bees throughout Europe

Scientists have mapped distribution of bumblebees in Europe.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2019