Galway Bay FM – Weekly Tips 23 – Bee Ecological Research

This week Galway Bay FM looked at work monitoring wild Irish honeybee colonies with Chiara Binetti, Research Assistant with University of Galway Honey Bee Research Centre.   Did you know… The Irish honey bee is considered a unique subspecies native to Ireland, making it important for biodiversity preservation.  There are concerns about the hybridization of […]

Clare FM – Weekly Tips 19 – Bee’s

Did you know?   Bees are the most important pollinator of crops and native plant species in Ireland. They are a key component of our wildlife and one of the busiest, least appreciated work forces we have. Of the 99 species of bee in Ireland there is only one native honey bee species and its […]

Clare FM – Weekly Episode 19 – Bee’s

Listen back to this week’s episode as we explore how Bees are a key component of our wildlife and one of the busiest, least appreciated work forces we have. Of the 99 species of bee in Ireland there is only one native honey bee species and its importance to our biodiversity cannot be over stated. Growing […]

Q102 – Weekly Episode 18 – Bí Urban

This week Dublin’s Q102 looked at Bí Urban’s plantation sites and how they are working to help pollinators across Dublin.  For more in this series listen in to Q102 every Wednesday at 7pm

Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Tips 6 – Biodiversity at home

Did You Know: Biodiversity is the mesh of all organisms working together. This includes plants, animals, fungi & micro-organisms working together. If one of these links are disrupted, it has a knock on effect on the ecosystem. So it’s important to protect each individual in the ecosystem. We are in a catastrophic position now where […]