Looking out for spring's pollinators
With daylight lasting longer each day, spring is well underway across Cumbria. This means that many of our early pollinators have emerged after a long winter.
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With daylight lasting longer each day, spring is well underway across Cumbria. This means that many of our early pollinators have emerged after a long winter.
The Planting for Pollinators project gets underway
Out in spring, dark-edged bee-flies are one of the first pollinators you’ll encounter in the year. A furry fly with a high-pitched buzz, you’ll be forgiven for thinking it’s a bumblebee!