Bees

'I'm a bee expert - tips to turn your garden into a buzzing sanctuary'

South Antrim MP Robin Swann

South Antrim MP writes to Minister Muir on bee inspector concerns

Verbier and the Val de Bagnes in the summer. Credit: Lucia Harrison/Verbier Tourisme

Dodge the Verbier crowds and visit in the summer for great gastronomy

National Allotment Week is upon us, running from Monday 12th to Sunday 18th August with the theme of biodiversity and British Garden Centres is here to help you make the most of your growing space.

Celebrate National Allotment Week with British Garden Centres

Asian hornets are smaller than native hornets, but deadly to our bees and other pollinators (Photo: Wildlife and Countryside Link/PA Wire)

Breaking Killer insects invade UK

Encourage insects into green spaces. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Try and encourage insects into green spaces

Best of British: British cherry blossom is in abundance at Little Sharsted Farm, Kent, where fruit has been grown by the Neaves family since 1944. Amidst the blossoms, honeybees diligently pollinate the British cherry trees, transferring pollen from the male reproductive parts of the flower (the stamens) to the female reproductive parts (stigma), which is vital for ensuring each flower transforms into a juicy full of flavour cherry. Picture: Joe Pepler/PinPep

British cherry blossom in abundance as the start of the cherry season looms

A three-day-old car was swarmed by thousands of bees, leaving its owner stunned. (SWNS)

Driver stunned to find brand new car covered in bees

‘Army’ of bees force English Heritage castle closure as ‘terrified’ locals caught in massive swarm

‘Army’ of bees forces English castle to shut

Why is there a dead lion on Lyle’s Golden Syrup tin?

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

First News: Unbeelievable art!

Farming Simulator 22 will be released this month - here’s the trailer

This the number of food items we'll lose if bees go extinct - from curry to bake...

Reports of Asian hornets invading the UK during the summer have been common over the past few years, with media reports in recent weeks warning of ‘murder hornets’ potentially invading the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how to tell Asian hornets apart from bees and wasps - and what to do if y...

Alan Simpson, Tom Canning, Leslie Wortley, and Ken Baird.

Spring lecture at Aughnacloy
The Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers in partnership with Clogher Valley Beekepers and Mid Ulster Beekeepers, recently staged a spring lecture in Salley’s Restaurant in Aughnacloy.
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The National Trust, Northern Irelands leading conservation charity, is calling on people to Bee Aware, encouraging everyone to get involved to help reduce the decline of pollinators insects which play a crucial part in ensuring plants produce fruit and seeds

'˜Bee Aware' at Balmoral Show with the National Trust

Members of West Fermanagh YFC who took part in the Grassroots Challenge

More clubs take up the Grassroots Challenge

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