Ldn Beekeepers Assoc @LondonBeeKeeper
Serving bee keepers & conservation enthusiasts in London. lbka.org.uk London Joined February 2012-
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Seeing the world from insects POV just got a little easier…
Seeing the world from insects POV just got a little easier…
@JeffOllerton @apiculturalLdn @StevenFalk1 @DaveGoulson I have recently given a talk to quite a few BKAs on @LondonBeeKeeper 's developing position on sustainability. They all totally get there is a biodiversity issue. Yesterday, gave same talk to @LinklatersLLP ESG Academy. They get it. But still there are some pushing old dtory 🙄
Perfect antidote to anxiety over #ClimateChange #BiodiversityCrisis etc. H. sapiens’ worst is but a blip between the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago and Earth’s consumption by the sun’s Red Giant phase 5 billionish years from now
Perfect antidote to anxiety over #ClimateChange #BiodiversityCrisis etc. H. sapiens’ worst is but a blip between the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago and Earth’s consumption by the sun’s Red Giant phase 5 billionish years from now https://t.co/C4y1v32Jqg
@StevenFalk1 @LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper Some counties in France are dealing with thousands of nest removals every year and the numbers just keep rising. Huge increase in hospitalisations and deaths from stings. This will cost us £millions to control if they establish.
@StevenFalk1 @LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper In surge years such as this one their numbers can swell very quickly. If you think ivy mining bee or tree bumblebee colonised quickly just watch how fast these things take over. In less than 20 years the progeny of a single queen has taken over France, Spain, Portugal Belgium!
@StevenFalk1 @LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper Really must watch this presentation. It’s very informative. youtube.com/live/mx3LhC2fn…
@StevenFalk1 @LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper Studies show their diet is 30% honey bees, 70% other inverts. The bulk appears to be Diptera, other vespids, other bees, spiders. They can severely deplete invertebrate prey for other predators which then turn to honey bees out of lack of other prey.
@LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @apiculturalLdn @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper Interesting coverage on the Jeremy Vine show. Clearly an issue for beekeepers. Not sure if it’s an issue for wild bees and other biodiversity - probably depends how abundant they become.
Maybe it’s just my Twitter feed but have to say I’m surprised this does appear to be on more people’s radar. @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @StevenFalk1 @apiculturalLdn @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper
Maybe it’s just my Twitter feed but have to say I’m surprised this does appear to be on more people’s radar. @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @StevenFalk1 @apiculturalLdn @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper
Are #bees attracted by flower richness? Implications for ecosystem service-based policy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Modifications to these traps are essential to avoidance of killing non target species
Modifications to these traps are essential to avoidance of killing non target species
This is not just about beekeeping, this is about biodiversity loss ….
This is not just about beekeeping, this is about biodiversity loss ….
This sounds sensible, easy and effective
@apiculturalLdn @LondonBeeKeeper @Buzz_dont_tweet @DaveGoulson @britishbee @bwars2000 @RoyEntSoc @BumblebeeTrust @APHAgovuk @ThorneBeehives @BeeEquipmentLtd @britpestcontrol I am increasingly concerned about trapping. See need but traps recommended by NB, the incomplete and ambiguous instructions, coupled with sensationalist reporting on top of already poor public understanding of importance of insects looks like recipe for a lot of harm. Sad!
This sounds like a fairly simple modification.
This sounds like a fairly simple modification.
Clearly, much better guidance on trapping is needed
Clearly, much better guidance on trapping is needed
Please note. If your trap design does not conform to this you will catch beneficial insects (by-catch)
Please note. If your trap design does not conform to this you will catch beneficial insects (by-catch)
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@JeffOllerton @apiculturalLdn @StevenFalk1 @DaveGoulson I have recently given a talk to quite a few BKAs on @LondonBeeKeeper 's developing position on sustainability. They all totally get there is a biodiversity issue. Yesterday, gave same talk to @LinklatersLLP ESG Academy. They get it. But still there are some pushing old dtory 🙄
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@StevenFalk1 @LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper In surge years such as this one their numbers can swell very quickly. If you think ivy mining bee or tree bumblebee colonised quickly just watch how fast these things take over. In less than 20 years the progeny of a single queen has taken over France, Spain, Portugal Belgium!
@StevenFalk1 @LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper Really must watch this presentation. It’s very informative. youtube.com/live/mx3LhC2fn…
@StevenFalk1 @LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper Studies show their diet is 30% honey bees, 70% other inverts. The bulk appears to be Diptera, other vespids, other bees, spiders. They can severely deplete invertebrate prey for other predators which then turn to honey bees out of lack of other prey.
@LondonBeePerson @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @apiculturalLdn @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper Interesting coverage on the Jeremy Vine show. Clearly an issue for beekeepers. Not sure if it’s an issue for wild bees and other biodiversity - probably depends how abundant they become.
Maybe it’s just my Twitter feed but have to say I’m surprised this does appear to be on more people’s radar. @BumblebeeTrust @DaveGoulson @JeffOllerton @chickpeaman @StevenFalk1 @apiculturalLdn @PollinatingLT @WildLondon @LondonNPC @LondonBeeKeeper
Defra update 15.9.23 48 nests in 40 locations. Essex Active operations in Southend-on-Sea. Kent A nest in Folkestone and a nest in Maidstone. London A nest in Hackney destroyed and removed. Surrey Two nests at a location in Oxted, Surrey. Yorkshire A nest in Hull
Are #bees attracted by flower richness? Implications for ecosystem service-based policy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
How to modify the @NBU_APHA home made Asian hornet monitoring trap to avoid beneficial native insect bycatch. If we all make these easy modifications we can save the lives of 100,000s of native insects. instagram.com/reel/Cw8ewCpoB…
Reports from DEFRA that the NBU are monitoring a site in Hackney after receiving a credible Asian Hornet sighting 😱@alisonurbanbees @LocalHoneyManUK @StMarysGarden @hackneycityfarm @LondonBeeKeeper @HighgateHoney @WGHaggerston
@LondonBeeKeeper Hence my question, a small amount of by catch now could make a huge difference in the future, they have no predator so eat anything in the insect world and yet publicity is only in the beekeeping world, we need to make other organisations aware of the damage the do
This sounds sensible, easy and effective
@LondonBeeKeeper @Buzz_dont_tweet @DaveGoulson @britishbee @bwars2000 @RoyEntSoc @BumblebeeTrust @APHAgovuk @ThorneBeehives @BeeEquipmentLtd Also include a peice of sponge or mesh shelf to prevent bycatch from drowning in the liquid lure used in many traps. This is advice from @britpestcontrol who have acted as response team coordinators on the Channel Islands and have a great deal of experience dealing with AH.
@apiculturalLdn @LondonBeeKeeper @Buzz_dont_tweet @DaveGoulson @britishbee @bwars2000 @RoyEntSoc @BumblebeeTrust @APHAgovuk @ThorneBeehives @BeeEquipmentLtd @britpestcontrol I am increasingly concerned about trapping. See need but traps recommended by NB, the incomplete and ambiguous instructions, coupled with sensationalist reporting on top of already poor public understanding of importance of insects looks like recipe for a lot of harm. Sad!
@LondonBeeKeeper @britishbee Advice from pest control association members who have been acting as AH action team coordinators on Channel Islands is 6mm escape holes but also a sponge or a mesh shelf above liquid lure to prevent native insects drowning and allow them to escape whilst retaining Asian hornets
@LondonBeeKeeper Some studies conducted in France where Asian hornet are very common looking at killing trap contents found 99% of insect catch were native insects and not the targeted Asian hornet. We have to ensure we are only catching target species and not indiscriminately harming natives.
@britishbee @NBU_APHA If you are using lethal traps then experience from jersey & France is that a series of 6mm holes allows most beneficial insects a chance to escape whilst retaining AH. Entrance holes of 8mm excludes all but the slimmest and most determined native European Hornets avoiding bycatch
Beekeepers bragging about huge bycatches of native inverts is not clever! Infact it’s disgraceful and needs to be challenged. Native European hornets don’t hunt in the same way as AH and are not a predation threat on anywhere near a similar level.
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