Bee Inspired Eco Education CIC

08/05/2026

Hapbee Birthday to one of the greatest inspirations to all of us! Attenborough’s Extinction programme in 2020 was a key spark to recognising that small actions from all of us can make a big difference and sowing the seeds for Bee Inspired Eco Education. Thank you for bringing us together!

03/05/2026

There’s nothing like a look into a live honeybee colony to get you focused on the wonders of the natural world. So proud of how super calm and engaged our current Buzz Like a Bee attendees are. If you know a young person (aged 8 or above) who’d enjoy this 6 week after school club based at CATCH Leeds we have another club starting on Thursday 4th June. Get in touch [email protected] to find out more.

26/03/2026

Don't let your little planet protector miss out on this fun and inspiring after school club complete with chances to delve inside a real live honeybee colony. BOOK TODAY - 6 week club starts Tuesday 31st March (with 2 week Easter break)

25/03/2026

What an excellent documentary about some of our fascinating wild bees - the red tailed mason bee who lays its eggs in an empty snail shell is one of my absolute favourites! Available on bbc4 iPlayer.

New PBS documentary following wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn as he films more than 60 species of bees in his urban garden in Bristol, England, during the COVID-19 2020 lockdown.

19/03/2026

One of my fave bees - the tawny mining bee 😍

Noticed little volcano-shaped mounds appearing on your lawn this March?

🌋 Don't panic - you've got some very special springtime guests!

🐝 Meet the Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva), a pretty, furry, ginger-coloured bee that's very common in gardens (even in city centres!) but rarely noticed. These solitary bees dig tiny holes in the ground - about 4mm in diameter - to create safe nests where they lay their eggs.

🌱 Good to know: Unlike honeybees or bumblebees, Tawny Mining Bees are solitary bees. Each female builds her own nest and collects pollen single-handedly. But they often nest near each other, in aggregations, creating little bee neighbourhoods across your lawn!

💚 Males are smaller and brownish, and they play no part in nest building; but both are totally harmless and won't sting. In fact, these mini garden heroes are brilliant pollinators of garden plants, fruit trees, and crops.

👉 The little earth mounds will disappear after a couple of weeks, so there's no need to try and discourage them or remove them. Just enjoy sharing your garden with these lovely little bees.

Spotted Tawny Mining Bees? Log your sighting on iRecord!

ℹ️ Want to know more? Visit our Bug Directory
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https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-directory/tawny-mining-bee/
📷 Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) © Claire Pumfrey

15/03/2026

Happy Mothers Day - May be treated like the Queen Bee for the day! (Although just in the being looked after and spoilt sense as hopefully you don’t have to work anywhere near as hard - she can lay around 1500 eggs in a day!)

13/03/2026

We were so buzzing to be involved the Global Learning Leeds 2026 Eco Conference - what an inspiring day of Hope and sharing of climate action from our future pollinator and planet protectors! Well done and thank you to all involved!

02/03/2026

Still places available on our after school club starting Tuesday 31st March - please share with anyone who might be interested.