Bees, oilseed rape and foraging
by Chris, 2 September, 2016, 0 comments
The woodlands' blog has often reported on the problems that face honey bees and bumblebees - our important pollinators (see the list of related blogs in the right hand column on this page). Now there is an important report from the CEH (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) that has looked at the state of the populations of wild bees such as the furrow bee, mason bee.
Most research to date has focused on the effect of insecticides, particularly the neonicotinoids on the behaviour of honey bees and bumblebees. However, the CEH team was able to use data that had been collected by the bees, wasps and ants recording scheme - their data extended back to 1994 and involved some 62 species. Read more...
