Tag: bees
Catch the Buzz, The Value of Bees and Diversity
Noeleen Smyth describes how increasing the success of pollinating insects delivers benefits for farmers, horticultural growers and biodiversity simultaneously
The news these days can be...
“Wildflower or Wildfouler”, How the Industry Can Support the Bees and...
Noeleen Smyth, National Botanic Gardens in conjunction with Maria Long, Grassland Ecologist National Parks & Wildlife Service; Jane Stout, Professor of Botany, Trinity College...
Organic Trust News August 2020
The Natural Mechanisms of Fertility Building
Biological nitrogen fixation is the process that changes inert N2 from the air into biologically useful NH3 in the soil. It...
Wild wetland work at FH Wetland Systems
FH Wetland Systems started out designing reed beds and treatment wetlands in 1996, but have evolved to become involved in a whole variety of...
CountryLife is buzzing as public urged to take the Operation PolliNation...
ONE of Ireland’s largest garden centre networks is calling on enthusiasts of all ages and all skill levels to take the Operation PolliNation pledge...
2019 Local Authority Pollinator Award newsletter published – Biodiversity Ireland
Our newsletter on the 2019 Local Authority Pollinator Award has just been published.
The Local Authority Pollinator Award is a special award in the Tidy Towns competition,...
‘Host a hive’ initiative launched on World Bee Day
As a part of the celebrations of World Bee Day today 20 May 2019, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Bees and pesticides: stakeholders to participate in guidance review | EFSA
EFSA is setting up a stakeholder consultative group to support its upcoming review of the guidance on risk assessment of pesticides and bees. The...
OPW promises a ‘buzzing time’ at the Honey Show
The Office of Public Works (OPW) is delighted to announce that the Annual Phoenix Park Honey Show, in association with the Federation of Irish...
GroMór 2018 gardening promotion
The gardening season got off to a slow start this year, with cold weather in March and April extending into early May, but the...