Why do we need bees in our gardens (and everywhere else)? To kick off the first series, we're sitting down to talk about honey bees, solitary bees (yes, they’re a thing), pollination, trying to figure out how to feed the world’s growing population without these stripy characters, and exploring the ways that we can make our cities, our farmlands and our own gardens or windowsills beautifully bee-friendly. All the while trying not to headbutt their microphones.
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Things we've mentioned in the episode:
Friends of the Earth Bee Saver Kit: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/bees/donate-save-britains-bees-get-your-bee-saver-kit-today
Four Ways to Help The Bees: https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/four-ways-to-help-bees/
Bee-Friendly Plants for Your Garden: https://www.thompson-morgan.com/save-the-bees-with-bee-friendly-plants
Silence of the Bees: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/silence-of-the-bees-how-can-you-help-the-bees/36/
Urban Bee-Keeping: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/25/urban-beekeeping-harming-wild-bees-says-cambridge-university/
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Theme music and sound mix by Mark Skinner.
84: Air Pollution (Psst. We’re on a break!)
83: Forget Me Not, with author Sophie Pavelle
82. Sam Gandy on Nature Connection, plus Psychedelics and Beavers?
81: BOGS! (Again) Celebrating natural carbon sequestration for #WorldBogDay
80: Eco-Anxiety. What is it, and how can we deal with it?
79: Antarctica. Can we protect it, or survive without it? With Ryan Dalton
78: Sports! Can we make them more sustainable?
77: Save the Seagrass, Save Ourselves?
76: Concrete: Cutting Construction’s Carbon Footprint with Adam Gittins
75: Bats! Why Bats Are Important And How To Save Them
74: Saving Fish and Top Pond Tips, With Wildlife Cameraman Jack Perks
73: Nina Constable on Fish Passes, Filmmaking and Families
72: Steve Simpson on Coral Reefs, Global Change, Eco Grief and Hope
71: Botanist Leif Bersweden on Plants & Climate Change
70: Rewilding and Reptiles, with Harvey Tweats
69: Conservation in Africa and life in the bush, with Rosie Miles
68: Birds of Prey! With Tom Morath from Hawk Conservancy Trust
67: Ho, ho, how to have a sustainable Christmas! (Again)
66: Australia on fire: BURNING with Emmy and Oscar Award-Winning Filmmaker Eva Orner
65: Cambo: Oil, Gas and Cheesy Bottom Sponges
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