Bumblebees and the Others
Schedule
Thu Jun 11 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Mothecombe Gardens | Plymouth, EN
About this Event
In this illustrated tutorial, Brigit will explain the basic differences between social and solitary bees - including their roles as pollinators, and their relationships with flowering plants. She will touch on bee decline, and, most importantly, advise how we can all help by creating more native pollinator-friendly gardens and habitats.
The day will include a walk around Mothecombe’s beautiful gardens, to ‘meet the bees’!
Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Arrival; welcome and coffee
Host: Anne Mildmay-White
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pollinating insects: overview , different bees and bee mimics.
Host: Brigit Strawbridge
Info:
10:30 Overview and importance of pollinating insects. Basic differences between honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees. Bee mimics.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
coffee
🕑: 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
11:45 Bumblebee lifecycle and nesting & pollination habits.
Host: Brigit Strawbridge
Info: Bumblebee lifecycle and nesting habits. Buzz-pollination. Cuckoo bumblebees
🕑: 01:00 PM
bring your own picnic lunch
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Solitary bee lifecycles and nesting habits.
Host: Brigit Strawbridge
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Meet the bees;
Host: Brigit Strawbridge
Info: Walk through Mothecombe gardens to spot and identify bees
Where is it happening?
Mothecombe Gardens, Mothecombe Gardens, Plymouth, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 12.50
