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Beekeepers from Cornwall🐝 We raise awareness of all aspects of honeybees & beekeeping. These delicate & important insects need our help to survive #savethebees

Cornwall, UK
Joined April 2011
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Ironic. #NationalWildlifeDay & real threat hits the UK: #AsianHornet spotted in #Cornwall. To help, we’re giving away our App with #AsianHornet Tracking & Swarm Collection features FREE for 3 months, to those living in Cornwall. Email: [email protected]
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We've confirmed a sighting of an #Asianhornet in #Cornwall today. If you think you've spotted one you can report it using the iPhone & Android app β€˜Asian Hornet Watch’. Find out more from @Cornwallbees @cornwallhoney: nonnativespecies.org/alerts/…
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Local #Cornwall lads rally to save native bees ow.ly/eJny30fvRKd
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New genetic research on honeybees proves that "you are what you eat"! At least for bees :) goo.gl/8yz8u5
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Bees like to binge on one type of flower in one area to save energy, so planting in large groups or 'pollinator patches' attracts them!
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Why Manuka Honey Is So Super It Should Wear A Cape ow.ly/8krA30eamdS
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This is how Varroa mites swept the globe. Imagine how they spread in your hives! Manage these pesky critters. More: goo.gl/5rfAjV
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.@NASAWebb has the capacity to detect the heat of a bumblebee if it were on the moon. #FollowFriday to learn more: nitter.gq/nasawebb
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Bees have tiny brains, but they can still learn to play golf bit.ly/2vgh1dc
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Register your interest in the Beginner's Beekeeping Workshop on the 15th July! 🐝 facebook.com/events/16280698…
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India's bees are dying out and only its farmers know why β€” Quartz bit.ly/2sJnVd7
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Did you know that #honeybees are totally blind to the colour red? For more fascinating facts visit: ow.ly/hy5b30d1KzZ @britishbee
#Tories aim to block the full EU ban on #honeybee-harming pesticides. goo.gl/Cm3Cx3 Be a real environmentalist beekeeper 🐝
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All that pollen can be brushed dreckly into flowers! #NationalPollinatorWeek
#Honeybee Fact of the Day: Did you know that #honeybees can remove 15,000 pollen grains in 2 minutes as they clean themselves? #savethebees
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Be careful out there. An arson attack on beehives in Kent 😒 farminguk.com/news/Arson-sus…
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Give wasps multi-coloured paper = rainbow nests! Work/art by Mattia Menchetti, a biology student at Uni. of Florence
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Take part in Friend's of the Earth @wwwfoecouk Great British Bee Count before 30th June 2017: foe.co.uk/bee-count #GreatBritishBeeCount
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I’m counting bees for the Great British Bee Count goo.gl/i6Wun9 #GreatBritishBeeCount
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You don't need a large garden to attract #bumblebees - planting containers is just as good! Visit our Bee kind tool: ow.ly/Xwgr30cwe8z