Comments on: Short-Haired Bumblebee Coming Back to Britain http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/short-haired-bumblebee-coming-back-to-britain/ Advancing ecology and making it count Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ecology and Policy Blog » Blog Archive » Homecoming of the short-haired bumblebee after 24 years http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/short-haired-bumblebee-coming-back-to-britain/#comment-707 Ecology and Policy Blog » Blog Archive » Homecoming of the short-haired bumblebee after 24 years Mon, 28 May 2012 10:56:29 +0000 http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=496#comment-707 [...] seen in Britain in 1988 and declared extinct in 2000. A reintroduction project started in 2009 (see our previous blog post) by Natural England, the RSPB, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Hymettus. The organisations [...]

]]> By: Policy_Team http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/short-haired-bumblebee-coming-back-to-britain/#comment-706 Policy_Team Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:24:23 +0000 http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=496#comment-706 In summer 2009, researchers worked very closely with farmers and land owners to recreate the ideal habitat for B. subterraneus. During 2009 the project team have been working with our Czech and New Zealand colleagues to finalise their breeding methodology for B. subterraneus. Project officer Nikki Gammans then flew over to New Zealand at the end of the year to collect short haired bumblebee queens for the start of captive rearing/breeding. The team hoped to fly the new queen generation back to the UK for release early in 2010. Meanwhile continuing work will be conducted on recreating flower rich habitat for these bees. Lots of public engagement has taken place to date; from bumblebee identification courses, to bee walks and talks.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/short-haired-bumblebee-coming-back-to-britain/#comment-705 Nathan Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:12:23 +0000 http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=496#comment-705 What an interesting and important ecological project. What is the time scale for the release? How long has the planning process been for this activity? Is there available a breakdown of the tasks involved in such an undertaking?
Thanks

]]> By: BES http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/short-haired-bumblebee-coming-back-to-britain/#comment-704 BES Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:52:52 +0000 http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=496#comment-704 Hi Sophie,

Here are a few links that might be helpful with your project:
http://www.ukbap.org.uk/UKPlans.aspx?ID=155
or
http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/
Good Luck!

]]> By: Sophie http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/01/short-haired-bumblebee-coming-back-to-britain/#comment-703 Sophie Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:41:24 +0000 http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=496#comment-703 im doing a school project on the short haired bumble bees and can anyone tell me where their habbitat is and what they eat ? ? ?

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