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Bee Identification Quiz

Bee Identification Quiz

Download the family friendly activity from the link below to take part. BEE proud of your score and tag us on @beevive_uk to see if you got all 5 correct...

Bee Identification Quiz

Download the family friendly activity from the link below to take part. BEE proud of your score and tag us on @beevive_uk to see if you got all 5 correct...

Do Bumblebees Sting?

Do Bumblebees Sting?

This fear of bees comes from the fact that bees have stingers. Surprisingly though, not all bees have them. The male bees (in any species) cannot sting as they don’t...

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Do Bumblebees Sting?

This fear of bees comes from the fact that bees have stingers. Surprisingly though, not all bees have them. The male bees (in any species) cannot sting as they don’t...

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Forest School Visit

Forest School Visit

In May I had the pleasure of visiting St Martin’s C of E Primary & Nursery School to talk to the Reception, Year 2 and Year 5 children about the...

Forest School Visit

In May I had the pleasure of visiting St Martin’s C of E Primary & Nursery School to talk to the Reception, Year 2 and Year 5 children about the...

Six Steps to Create a Wildflower Area

Six Steps to Create a Wildflower Area

Brought together through our love of bees and wildlife we are delighted to be working with Matt and the Team at Green Keeper Services to promote this years' 'No Mow...

Six Steps to Create a Wildflower Area

Brought together through our love of bees and wildlife we are delighted to be working with Matt and the Team at Green Keeper Services to promote this years' 'No Mow...

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Join Us For No Mow May

Plantlife's #NoMowMay campaign doesn't ask you to do much. In fact, it asks you to not do anything at all… so we've joined forces with our friends at Pollenize to...

Join Us For No Mow May

Plantlife's #NoMowMay campaign doesn't ask you to do much. In fact, it asks you to not do anything at all… so we've joined forces with our friends at Pollenize to...

How Can You Tell if a Bee is Tired?

How Can You Tell if a Bee is Tired?

When you see a bee crawling on the ground it can be hard to tell if it's injured, wet, cold or tired. If a bee isn't tired and cannot fly...

How Can You Tell if a Bee is Tired?

When you see a bee crawling on the ground it can be hard to tell if it's injured, wet, cold or tired. If a bee isn't tired and cannot fly...

Family Gardening Activity - DIY Bee Hotel

Family Gardening Activity - DIY Bee Hotel

Create a BUZZ in your garden by making your own bee hotel with a tin! Family outdoor activity - 1.5 hours - learn & create In this guide we will...

Family Gardening Activity - DIY Bee Hotel

Create a BUZZ in your garden by making your own bee hotel with a tin! Family outdoor activity - 1.5 hours - learn & create In this guide we will...

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How to Help Bees this Spring

There's not a more exciting time for nature than when spring arrives! Birds sing, flowers bloom and all around us, wildlife is bursting into life. And no matter where you...

How to Help Bees this Spring

There's not a more exciting time for nature than when spring arrives! Birds sing, flowers bloom and all around us, wildlife is bursting into life. And no matter where you...

bee inside of a pink rose petal

Valentine's Guide for Bee Lovers

14 Brands we love for the 14th of February With Valentines day just around the corner we wanted to share with you, some of the ideal gifts that we are...

Valentine's Guide for Bee Lovers

14 Brands we love for the 14th of February With Valentines day just around the corner we wanted to share with you, some of the ideal gifts that we are...

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Where Do Bees Go in Winter?

In the winter season it may be easy to forget about our fuzzy friends, but have you ever wondered where bees go in the winter and how they cope through...

Where Do Bees Go in Winter?

In the winter season it may be easy to forget about our fuzzy friends, but have you ever wondered where bees go in the winter and how they cope through...