Blooms for Bees
A citizen science project to promote and improve gardening for bumblebees
Bumblebees
Bumblebees are fascinating creatures and important pollinators. Find out more about the United Kingdom’s 25 beautiful species, and learn how to identify them, using our bumblebee guide.
Bumblebee ID guideGardens and allotments
Our plots are important habitats for bumblebees, offering valuable forage, as well as sites for nesting and hibernation. Find out what you can do in your garden or allotment to support bumblebees.
Gardening for bumblebeesBumblebee-friendly bedding
Many traditional bedding plants have been bred for appearance and are often of little value to pollinators.
In 2017 we conducted several trials to improve knowledge about the suitability of various plants as
bumblebee-friendly bedding.
Plant trials21 October 2019
Evaluation report
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By Gemma Foster
01 July 2019
Blooms for Bees quiz
We have developed a short quiz to test people’s bumblebee identification skills and familiarity ...
By Gemma Foster
29 June 2019
Our first journal paper
The first Blooms for Bees journal paper ‘Evaluating the ability of citizen scientists to ...
By Gemma Foster