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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · 22h

If I was younger and ecologist and British, I'd love it😍
Gill was very inspiring, but you'll probably have one more of her kind! 🥰

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Jenn Rose @jdrose.bsky.social · 7d

"Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species..."

Is anyone familiar with what species? I can't find a full summary list online. Thanks in advance 🐝🌿

Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2025 (IUCN) – Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Sp...

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Sarah Robinson @sarahdesigns.bsky.social · Sep 20

It's strange how sometimes your online shop can seem to have been rendered invisible! 😁 Here's a link if you need a few cards, or just fancy a browse to save some bits for later:
www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo...

#shopindie #shopsmall #artist #UKGiftAM

This is a montage of 4 photos featuring a selection of greeting cards which are all reproduced from original linocuts and feature plants and birds. They are photographed lying on a wooden table and have sprigs of foliage and flowers around them to create a pretty, rustic look.

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De Correspondent @decorrespondent.nl · Sep 18

Wie van een afstandje naar de stikstofcrisis kijkt, komt onvermijdelijk tot de conclusie dat het aantal koeien, varkens en kippen fors omlaag moet. Zeker naast kwetsbare natuur.

Daarom, in onze serie Goed plan: veel minder vee en veel meer bloeiende weides.

Goed plan: meer klavers, minder koeien

Wie van een afstandje naar de stikstofcrisis kijkt, komt onvermijdelijk tot de conclusie dat het aantal koeien, varkens en kippen fors omlaag moet. Zeker naast kwetsbare natuur. Daarom, in onze serie ...

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Bumblebee Conservation Trust @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social · Sep 19

This bumblebee disappeared decades ago from England and Wales and is now Scotland’s most threatened bumblebee ⚠️

Once found across the UK, the Great Yellow bumblebee is now found in the far north and west of Scotland – and only in very small numbers.
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A close-up of a Great Yellow bumblebee queen feeding on a purple flower beside the ID graphics of a queen, worker and male.

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Sep 19

Heel bijzonder!
Dank voor het delen.

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Sep 19

Welk probleem wordt hiermee opgelost?
Als het echt een probleem was zou het in Nederland vele jaren duren om een oplossing te vinden.
Misschien kan het kabinet advies vragen aan Israël. Hoe te voorkomen dat mensen ontsnappen uit een open lucht gevangenis.

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Bumblebee Conservation Trust @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social · Sep 12

Yesterday, the UK’s leading insect conservation charities launched the Declaration on the UK Insect Declines Crisis at the @WildSummitUK🚨

This united front calls for change across governments, land managers, businesses, and the public. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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A close-up of a bumblebee feeding on a sunflower. Text reads: Insect crisis declared. The UK’s leading insect conservation charities launch the Declaration on the UK Insect Declines Crisis.

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · Aug 19

New Europe-wide study finds that efforts to provide pollinator habitat in urban areas - such as sowing wildflower mixes - really do work, boosting numbers of bees and butterflies: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Pollinator‐Promoting Interventions in European Urban Habitats—A Synthesis

Syntheses of urban pollinator-friendly management are lacking, hindering policy implementation compared to farmland. Addressing this gap, our re-analytical data synthesis demonstrates the generally p...

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · Aug 19

Excited to be talking about the importance and wonder of insects at Earthed Summit, London, 18th Sept. Lots of great speakers plus other events, pls share.

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 27

I guess with good intentions and forgotten?
Best idea is to sell only biodegradable pooh bags as they are also easily lost from your pocket.
We sell in my vetpractice the PoopyGo starch based bags.
When these bags are forgotten the irritation also fades over time 😇

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 27

Congratulations Lars!

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 25

Second generation Bufftailed bumblebee queen foraging on Anemones in my backyard.
She is starting a new nest given the pollen on her hindlegs.
With autumn ahead and less flowers...

Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 18

Three years ago at Canvey Wick, brown site next to the Thames estuary. After a wildfire new vegetation was flourishing with beautiful Shrill carder males foraging.

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is not what a cat likes!!
If you love your cat do not take it to the beach and don't put it in sea water.
A vet

Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 16

Dit inhoudsloze lawaai en de poging tot politisering van de rechterlijke macht heeft als doel om de echte problemen van het land niet op te hoeven lossen.

Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 12

Alleen druk van buitenaf kan zorgen dat Israël stopt, dus ziet het er heel slecht uit voor Palestijnen. Een boek dat de hele aanloop naar de huidige situatie uitlegt is van Mark Mazower. De huidige situatie is begin 1900 al voorspeld door Joodse antizionisten in Polen. Lees dit boek!

Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 11

In 2023 we found Bombus Brodmannicus in the French Alps. This bumblebee is dependend on pollen of Cerinthe Minor.
Amazingly fast bees, difficult to shoot beautifull coulours.
Three days later all was eaten by sheep sadly.

Bombus Brodmannicus foraging on Cerinthe minor

Bombus Brodmannicus foraging on Cerinthe minor
Bumblee flying

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Leonie @mclerce.nl · Aug 9

Vandaag zag ik voor #ElkeDagEenInsect een bijenwolf. Da's een fascinerend wespje! Hier graaft ze een gang om de verlamde bij (die ligt buiten beeld te wachten) in te leggen. Daar gaat een eitje bij en de larf eet vervolgens de bij op. Yum!

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 10

Some nice hoverfly shots of 2024.

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Aug 9

They seem to be attracted by the smell of organic Dutch flower bulbs wich are in your soil. 😍

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · Jul 30

New research from Pesticide Action Network reveals the extent of pesticide use by UK councils. These are poisons being sprayed in your street, your local park. Pls share.

For links to the full report & to find out what you can do, follow the link below
www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-fr...

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Jul 24

A miniature common carderbee worker on a clover type plant.
Extreme contrast by shooting with my open shed in the background and the bee in the sun.

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Pieter Haringsma @haringsmapieter.bsky.social · Jul 24

A Whitetailed bumblebee male on Teasel in my backyard.
Look at the beautiful purple spikey flower stems.

Whitetailed bumblebee on Teasel foraging

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · Jul 17

No more Beewashing please! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees. Pls RT if you agree.
youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU

No More Beewashing! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees.

YouTube video by Dave Goulson

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