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Contents tagged with pollinators
13 May 2021
Find out about the role of courgette flowers in pollination and learn about the benefits of additional flowers for maintaining bee populations.
12 May 2021
As part of our study, we surveyed courgette fields at three different sites to see whether the presence of wildflowers would attract more pollinators.
12 May 2021
Our study showed that honeybees and bumblebees are the most effective pollinators of field courgettes.
28 April 2021
When sowing field margins and other useful farmland, growers must choose flowering seed mixes that attract pollinators as well as natural enemies of crop pests.
2 March 2023
Wildflower field margins can improve bee species’ work and aid their conservation