🐝 RestPoll partners from the University of Reading are co-designing a pollinator-friendly eco-label and interviewing actors across the food supply chain.
We’re especially looking to speak with:
• Retailers
• Producers
Interested or know someone who might be? Feel free to reach out!
@planbee.bsky.social
Some bees collect pollen by pressing and rubbing their entire bodies against flowers, a behavior scientists classify as body-rubbing pollen collection.
To the human eye, it looks like bees are literally taking a pollen bath!🥰
📚Portman et al. (2019), Journal of Hymenoptera Research
We’re excited to share a new policy brief from the RestPoll project showing what really works to protect pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hoverflies.
This new brief brings together expert knowledge on practical solutions that make a real difference.
📄 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Hood, A.S.C., Scholes, R.E., Degani, E. et al. Co-designing a research agenda for UK agroforestry using a multi-actor approach. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 46, 20 (2026).
doi.org/10.1007/s135...
Do you know what the Species Sensitivity Distribution is? 🧐
In this episode of #PollinERAexplained, Ryszard Laskowski from Jagiellonian University explains a concept central to advancing environmental risk assessment.
Curious? 👉 Watch the full video: youtu.be/-y0WdnrkwDQ?...
Nahaufnahme einer Hummel an weißer Blüte mit Text: „Bestäuberschutz: Empfehlungen für EU-Renaturierungspläne“.
Ein neuer Policy Brief des EU-Projekts RestPoll unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein | @naturealexk.bsky.social gibt Empfehlungen an die EU-Mitgliedstaaten, mit welchen Renaturierungsmaßnahmen sie Bestäuber wie Wildbienen am effektivsten fördern können. ufr.link/renaturierung…
The @safeguard-pollinators.eu wraps up in Brussels this week, but the work to reverse pollinator loss is far from over. 🐝
Explore the Safeguard Knowledge Exchange Hub (Safe-Hub), developed under the project and set for further growth under @valor-project.eu 👇
#SafeguardFinale #PollinatorResearch
Policy brief "Restoring pollinators in Europe"
Within our EU-funded project RestPoll, we bring together scientific evidence in a new policy brief that identifies the most effective renaturation measures to support...
https://alexandra-m-klein.com/policy-brief-restoring-pollinators-in-europe
This is a publication I believe all ecologists should read and discuss.
How often have you asked yourself: Are we impactful enough in times of multiple environmental crises?
A collaborative effort of #ANdiNa
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
This is also important for evidence-based co-adaptive restoration projects.
We get a lot of questions about bumble bees, stings, and what to do when discovering a nest. So here are some answers from our experts! 🐝
We’d love to expand this FAQ in the future, so let us know what other questions you have about bumble bees!
Bombus sibiricus
Bumblebees of the Asian steppes - Sibiricobombus - our latest global revision of a bumblebee subgenus out today:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
In September 2025, the Cambridge RestPoll team attended the Buzzing for Recovery workshop in Bristol. The event brought together landowners, organisations, volunteers, conservationists and researchers from across the UK, all working to conserve the shrill carder bee (Bombus sylvarum).
Most interesting voice and facts by Lynn Dicks about insects and regenerative agriculture 👍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZRT...
Listen to the strong voice of our @RestPoll researcher from Cambridge
#BSC launches its first podcast series within the #PREMIERE project! 🎉
The podcast format creates space to explore not only what works, but why it matters, preparing #multi-actor project proposals.
🎙️Listen to the podcast: lnkd.in/d3tNczgf
🔗Read more on our blog: lnkd.in/dEg4saTe
#MAA | #EUProjects
We're launching a new SM campaign, highlighting #VALORpartners, their expertise and contributions.
Our first video features Univerisity of Reading (@uniofreading.bsky.social), presented by #VALOR coordinator Tom Breeze.
youtu.be/WUR5f1oY0DU
Any guesses which partner we’ll feature next? 👀
How does Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences contribute to #VALOR?
Our latest #VALORpartners video highlights their expertise and role in the project.
📽️ youtu.be/8_Vk83YElK0?...
Dive into #VALORpartners with Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg.
In this short video, @naturealexk.bsky.social explains their unique role and expertise within the project.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbdO...
#HorizonEurope
Interested in protecting Europe's wild #pollinators?
Safeguard project offers new datasets, tools and policy-relevant insights on pollinator trends, key pressures and effective interventions.
Register for their final events ⬇️
📣 VALOR and FarmBioNet have joined forces to work toward shared goals!
Learn more about this collaboration and what it brings: farmbionet.eu/new-collabor...
#HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU #Biodiversity #NationalNetworks #BiodiversityNationalNetworks #BiodiversityFarming
Ugo Diniz and Claus Rasmussen standing in front of a large amount of blue vane traps
Ugo Diniz and Claus Rasmussen @apids.bsky.social preparing the distribution of vane traps at our @butterfly-project.bsky.social Consortium Meeting in Aaarhus, for the upcoming field work in Butterfly's network of #pollinator living labs
A large batch wildflower seed bombs ready to go out to support the pollinators 🫡
#gardening #seedbombs #leafcrafters
The always-helpful Hover Fly.
#hoverfly #macromonday #newzealand #queenstown #flowers #bloomscrolling #blooms #pollinators #insects #photography #photooftheday #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #bugs #nature #yellowthu #coloraday
What a year! 🎉
From ideas to impact—thank you to our amazing team and partners for making it happen.
👀Looking back at a year we’re proud of.
#RestPoll #yearinreview #pollination #HappyNewYear #pollinators🐝 #beehappy #ecology
📢 New Publication!
We are excited to share that the RestPoll proposal has been officially published in @riojournal.com and is available online! 🎉
Discover the project's visions, goals, and what it promises for pollinator research and conservation 🐝
👉 Read it here: riojournal.com/articles.php...
Dangling from her mandibles by a blade of grass.
Best of 2025 count down: #12
Female Two-spotted longhorn bee
(Melissodes bimaculatus)
explored a vacant lot by the sea between 2 homes in Cape Coral, overcast & rainy, startled a burrowing owl, & found a familiar subject.
#EastCoastKin #macroPhotography #macro #photography #pollinators #bees #art
Wang et al. explore the complex interplay between pollinators and #flower features like scent and color, and the impact of this interaction on #plant reproductive success and #herbivory.
doi.org/10.1111/jse....
@wileyecology.bsky.social
#PlantScience #EcoEvo #evolution #BugSky
