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Richard Glassborow

@LondonBeePerson

Londoner, beekeeper, trying to step lightly on our beautiful planet

Joined September 2020
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https://teapaw.org/t.co/nekLR7U7ti Can someone please remind me why there is a hosepipe ban in London?
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Maybe these strategies should include telling the ground maintenance team?
Api:Cultural (@apiculturalLdn) profile pictureApi:Cultural@apiculturalLdnJun 28
Yellow loosestrife bee Macropis europea today on Wanstead park. London nature recovery strategy priority species has had its habitat destroyed on this site. It’s only food plant cut down around the dam. @CoLEnvironment @CityCommons @cityoflondon must do better to protect this bee
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Evidence based understanding of and by different subspecies of beekeeper is a much needed step towards obligatory improvements in ecological sustainability
Api:Cultural (@apiculturalLdn) profile pictureApi:Cultural@apiculturalLdnFeb 4
Conflicts around high honey bee densities in urban environments, impacts on wild pollinators and possible solutions. Wild bee advocates, beekeepers and government need to work together. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
When honeybees come to town: Critical aspects of urban beekeeping and opportunities for regulation

When honeybees come to town: Critical aspects of urban beekeeping and opportunities for regulation

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Fact: UK climate is predominantly influenced by what comes across the Atlantic. This video shows a man choosing his words carefully — and well. Could his words be a weather warning to those of us on this side of the Atlantic?
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@BarackObama17 Sep 2025
Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.
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Dave Goulson@DaveGoulson26 Aug 2025
Wasp heaven - amazing creatures! This is a good way to distract them from your picnic :)
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Steven Falk@StevenFalk118 Sep 2025
But avoid cutting them now if they have Devil’s bit Scabious which is as good an autumn forage source as Ivy. flickr.com/photos/63075200@N…
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Eight species of bumblebee in the UK are on the brink of extinction 🚨 Two of our most threatened species – the Great Yellow bumblebee and the Moss carder bumblebee – need urgent action, before it’s too late 💔 Please, sponsor a species today: ow.ly/MsSl50WVOvV
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Clip shows part of a wall in Constantine bay, Cornwall, home to not a few Colletes hedera. But down by the beach I saw C. That appeared smaller and darker. Don’t have your book with me @StevenFalk1
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Image from Richard Glassborow (@LondonBeePerson)
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Replying to @BBCNews
@BBCNews please FACTCHECK your #BEES story on 6 o’clock News today 1. Honey bees are NOT in decline 2. Honey bees are NOT responsible for pollinating 70% of the food we eat – POLLINATORS are. Majority are wild. Wildlife IS in decline. Ignorance doesn’t help
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c776… It seems this research started 15 years ago. The politics of honey bees vs ecology has changed over that period & these indubitable academic achievements emerge into a complex context that requires thoughtful well-informed reporting not #beewash
Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees

Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees

We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats.

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Confusing! Arrived here in SW France to find a "fall" of green leaves all over the ground. The culprit it turns out was a storm a couple of days ago with hail the size of goofballs – literally
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I found this daddy on the bathroom floor and realised I hadn’t seen one for a very long time. Are craneflies just not commonly part of the urban wildlife scene or are they in decline?⁦@Buzz_dont_tweet⁩
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British Wildlife Mag@britwildlife6 Jun 2025
The Water-dropwort Mining Bee for day 6 #30DaysWild This is one of 14 solitary bees discovered new to Britain in the past ten years – some genuine new arrivals, others (such as this one) incognito long-term residents. @StevenFalk1 gave a full round up in britishwildlife.com/article/…
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⁦@chickpeaman⁩ It’s that time of year in #Tooting again! Yum 🤪
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One of those in-a-flash moments yesterday, cycling on the #TamsinTrail through strongly dappled sunlit woods in #RichmondPark, I saw a large bid coming towards me. It banked away as we passed no more than 10 metres apart. A red kite. I didn’t know they had returned to #London.
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Replying to @zerohour_uk @ChrisGPackham @ProfPaulBehrens @PerrinAbi @DrEmilyGrossman @ScientistsX @MikeBernersLee @BritishEcolSoc @Sir_David_King @DaveGoulson
UK scientists stage historic climate protest at parliament Net Zero matters a great deal yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/…
UK scientists stage historic climate protest at parliament

UK scientists stage historic climate protest at parliament

Chris Packham joins over 150 British experts rallying in London to demand urgent, science-based climate policy

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✊ Incredible day yesterday at #BringScienceToPolitics! 🥼 We stood with 150+ scientists demanding science-led policymaking. 📢 Scientists called on MPs to sign the #CANBill's Early Day Motion. Will you join them? 🚨 Email your MP today 👉 action.zerohour.uk/write
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⁦@thameswater⁩ why is nobody working on this today?
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We herb you like sustainable, super-soft clothing 💚 Support our vital conservation work to save the UK's bumblebees with our new Herbs for Bumblebees collection 🪴🐝 Don't waste thyme, get yours today: bumblebeeconservationteemill…
A selection of t-shirts, bags, tea twoels and notebooks from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust Teemill Herbs for Bumblebees collection.

ALT A selection of t-shirts, bags, tea twoels and notebooks from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust Teemill Herbs for Bumblebees collection.

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Api:Cultural@apiculturalLdn8 Apr 2025
Recon there’s at least 10,000 Ashy mining bees in @VickyParkLondon this spring!
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Prof Phil Stevenson@chickpeaman7 Apr 2025
Despite being among the most extensively studied bees worldwide, we are only at the dawn of understanding the intricate universe of bumblebees. Excellent overview of bumblebees from @LChittka et al in Current Biology cell.com/current-biology/ful…
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