Recording Pollinators

Ireland has over 100 wild bees, and one third of them are under threat due to the loss of habitat that provides them with food and shelter. To better understand and protect these important insects, and track any changes, we must monitor them.
In this video, All-Ireland Pollinator Plan co-founder Dr. Úna FitzPatrick talks about why it is important to record pollinators, and the different ways you can get involved to help improve our understanding of Ireland's wild bees and insects.
This video is the third in a series for World Bee Day 2022, which gives an introduction to Ireland's pollinators, the threats they face, what we can do to help them and how we can record them. The first and second videos can be viewed here:
1: An Introduction to Ireland's Bees: • An Introduction to Ire...
2: Top Ten Actions for Pollinators: • Top Ten Actions for Po...
You can find links below to the resources mentioned in this video:
Video: What's the Buzz about Bees? bit.ly/3yJJOuV
National Biodiversity Data Centre shop: biodiversityir...
Bumblebees of Ireland poster: bit.ly/39yNrsY
Bumblebee identification course: bit.ly/39ZdfP5
Solitary bees for beginners: bit.ly/3NjWwnW
Species profiles: species.biodiv...
Biodiversity Maps: maps.biodivers...
Biodiversity Maps introduction video: • Mapping Ireland’s Biod...
Biodiversity Records: bit.ly/3MvlH7j
FIT (Flower-Insect-Timed) Counts: bit.ly/3wvZoZD
Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme: bit.ly/3G1kq5o
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is implemented by the National Biodiversity Data Centre, which is a programme of the Heritage Council and is operated under a service level agreement by Compass Informatics. The Biodiversity Data Centre is funded by the Heritage Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Find out more at www.pollinators.ie