{"id":5084,"date":"2026-09-06T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/?p=5084"},"modified":"2026-09-06T18:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T17:22:14","slug":"bees-in-a-heatwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/?p=5084","title":{"rendered":"Bees in a heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beesandheatwaves.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beesandheatwaves.jpg.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Beesandheatwaves.jpg-214x300.jpeg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of you will be concerned about how bees have fared during this summer&#8217;s heatwaves and droughts, especially in England and Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A citizen&#8217;s science project by the Buzz Club at Sussex University investigated the impacts in 2023 and 2024 with limited success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they produced an initial report with some recommendations about the best bee-friendly drought tolerant plants that bees visited during a September heatwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hopefully, they will resume the research in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, read the initial report<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/downloads\/bees-and-heatwaves-guide-2025.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/downloads\/bees-and-heatwaves-guide-2025.pdf\"> here. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you will be concerned about how bees have fared during this summer&#8217;s heatwaves and droughts, especially in England and Wales. 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