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Beloved Sanctuary

@lovepollinators

A sanctuary for the wild, the invisible & the small supporting pollinator resilience & diversity on the Dartington Estate, Devon, England

 Dartington Estate, Devon
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Joined July 2015
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A black #honeybee feasts on #gorse & #heather on #Dartmoor : )
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Interesting being spotted in the sanctuary today. Sounded like a bee, looked like a fly? Any ideas?@JWentomologist?
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Lots of busy #honeybees fanning their scent around at the #hive entrance today
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Beautiful #honeybee, pollen baskets full, rests on my arm before flying back to the hive. Thanks @cox_tom for photo!
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Welcome to our new #honeybee #colony who #swarmed into this hive earlier this week 🐝🐝🐝🐝
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We have beautiful #hives ready to receive #honeybee #swarms! if anyone stumbles upon any in the #totnes #dartington area do get in touch! 🐝🐝
Thanks @GrowWildUK for our #wildflower seeds! We look forward to sowing them : )
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#Neonicotinoid powerpoint with excellent graphics - buzzaboutbees.net/support-fi… via @helpthebees #bees #honeybees
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#honey v.low this year. Hope people are leaving it in the hives for the #bees farminguk.com/news/Poor-summ…
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Dan Lombard@ViperaDan20 Sep 2015
Still a few bumblebees hanging on in Yorks, but numbers dropping @Bumble_Watching @BumblebeeTrust @invertebrate_uk
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TheOrganicView@TheOrganicView18 Sep 2015
Ancient Egyptians believed #bees descended from the tears of Ra, the sun god, as he landed on #earth.
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We love #insect #sex
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WE LOVE IT “@cox_tom: @lovepollinators I wrote a bit about you today... tomcoxblog.blogspot.co.uk/20…”
#hornets #nest in #oaktree by #riverdart in #dartington
The sanctuary is looking positively #wild ! We love it when it's #gonetoseed #rewilding #Dartingtonestate
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Feeling grateful 4 an inspiring weekend discussing the inner & outer world of the #beekeeper with @NaturalBeeTrust
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#wild bees with no #beekeeper are healthy but managed #bees with beekeepers are sick #beeholdium #treebeekeeping
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Saving #bumblebees must happen at a policy level to stop use of #pesticides. If you have spare £ plse support! campaign.justgiving.com/char…
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Brigit Strawbridge@B_Strawbridge6 Aug 2015
UK's rarest (Great Yellow) #bumblebee thrives on the Isle of Barra where pesticides & habitat loss are not an issue..
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The more I studied #beekeeping the less I knew until finally I knew nothing. But even though I knew nothing I still had plenty to learn
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