Bee spotting gets a bit trickier this month, with lots of diminutive solitary bees flying including our tichiest UK bee,...
Pollinating London Together 2025 – Habitat Survey
Bow Bells House, by St Paul's, and Weil roof terrace in Fetter Lane both scored in the top 5 for...
A ‘bee safari’
What you need Flowers - any green space, from a park to a garden, allotment, or cemetary. Anywhere where there...
Bees in Bloomsbury – 12 storeys high! (May 2026)
During an hour-long monitoring visit to the roof of a 12 storey building in Bloomsbury on 28 May, from 9.30-...
Summer bees 2026
This month, it's always sad to no longer see Hairy-footed flower bees and Red mason bees, as their short life-cycles...
Bees to See in May
This month, hopefully you will see at least one new bumblebee species, a new mason bee, four types of mining bee, the...
Secrets of the Bees – filming on Bow Bells House
In July 2025, I invited National Geographic filmmaker, Bertie Gregory, to the rooftop garden I created and maintain for wild...
April 2026 Bees
Pictured above are the six most common solitary bee species this month: , Tawny mining bee, Buffish mining bee, Red mason bee, Orange-tailed...
Early spring bees
If you’re new to bee spotting, March is a good month to begin If you’ve been waiting all winter to...
February flyers
Tips for IDing February bees: The arrival of the male Hairy-Footed Flower Bee by the end of the month is quite...
New Year bees
Bee spotting is a rare pursuit this month as only two bee species fly at this time of year when...
Bees of 2025
I'm always bemoaning my lack of good bee photos - the bees that got away before I got my phone...
Christmas gifts for bee lovers 2026
I thought I'd make a list of the top 10 gifts for bee lovers. They range from £5 for a...
December bees – only two species to spot
Buff-tailed bumblebee worker Honeybee with pollen on her back legs Tips for IDing December bumblebees: It's not that you won't...
Bird boxes for bees too!
We've been installing RSPB bird boxes for birds and bees. Did you know that bird boxes like these ones pictured...
Autumn planting for bees
Here's a list of plants and bulbs that Urban Bees has planted on part of a King's College London university...
Late autumn bees
Bumblebee colonies have for the most part finished, with a few new queens still stocking up on nectar before they...
Toronto bee trip
From L-R Agapostemon virescens; Giant Patiagonian bumblebee (Bombus dhalbomii) pinned; Eastern Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) We managed to weave bees...
October 2025 bees and mimics
The female ivy bees are out. If you’ve not seen one yet, find a flowering ivy bush in the autumnal...
Bow Bells House Summer 2025 – lessons
It's been a summer of two halves on the eight floor of Bow Bells House. And one that I want...