{"id":1460,"date":"2021-07-26T11:02:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T10:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/?post_type=exhibit1&#038;p=1460"},"modified":"2023-11-06T09:18:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:18:57","slug":"bumblebee-conservation-trust-andy-benson","status":"publish","type":"exhibit1","link":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/envirotent\/bumblebee-conservation-trust-andy-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bumblebee Conservation Trust: Andy Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Photo credit: Pieter Haringsma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buzzzz! Fly into this interview with Andy Benson from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) as we shine a spotlight on the key differences between honeybees and bumblebees, explore why bumblebees are so important as pollinators in the UK&#8217;s ecosystems and highlight the fantastic work BCT are doing to help conserve our striped friends through citizen science projects like BeeWalk. You better BEE there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the Bumblebee Conservatory Trust &#8220;Whats that Bumblebee&#8221; App below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/whats-that-bumblebee\/id1509257038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bbct.bumblebee&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                <div class=\"related-content\">\n                        <div class=\"container\">\n                <h2><\/h2>\n                <div class=\"content-carousel swiper-container\">\n                    <ul class=\"content-carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                                                    <li class=\"content-carousel__item swiper-slide\">\n                                    \n<a href=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/envirotent\/citizen-science-poms\/\" class=\"grid-list__item\">\n    <img width=\"610\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/01\/bee-5219887_1920-610x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <div class=\"grid-list__content\">\n        <ul class=\"grid-list__terms\"><li class=\"grid-list__restriction grid-list__restriction--allages grid-list__restriction--1\">\n                        all ages\n                    <\/li><li style=\"background-color:#609a90;\" class=\"biodiversity\">Biodiversity<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#835fa5;\" class=\"citizenship\">Citizenship<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#4d6133;\" class=\"conservation\">Conservation<\/li><\/ul>        <h3>PoMS Fit Count<\/h3>        <div class=\"event-date\">\n            <!-- event date -->\n            <span class=\"event-date__item\">\n                            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <span><b>Video<\/b><br><br>The Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT count) is one of two surveys to form a Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS).<\/span>    <\/div>\n<\/a>                                <\/li>\n                                                                                                                <li class=\"content-carousel__item swiper-slide\">\n                                    \n<a href=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/envirotent\/citizen-science-nature-scot-childrens-activity-sheets-bees\/\" class=\"grid-list__item\">\n    <img width=\"610\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/01\/thumbnail-4-610x340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <div class=\"grid-list__content\">\n        <ul class=\"grid-list__terms\"><li class=\"grid-list__restriction grid-list__restriction--allages grid-list__restriction--1\">\n                        all ages\n                    <\/li><li style=\"background-color:#609a90;\" class=\"biodiversity\">Biodiversity<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#835fa5;\" class=\"citizenship\">Citizenship<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#4d6133;\" class=\"conservation\">Conservation<\/li><\/ul>        <h3>Citizen Science: Nature Scot Children&#8217;s Activity Sheets (Bees &#038; Wasps)<\/h3>        <div class=\"event-date\">\n            <!-- event date -->\n            <span class=\"event-date__item\">\n                            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <span><b>Resources<\/b><br><br>We have a series of poster factsheets covering key pollinators. 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