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🐝 🦋 🪰 Which pollinator are you? Every pollinator (whether big or small, a bee or a fly, solitary or social) has a unique personality you can identify with. Can you relate to any of these species? 📸 Felix Fornoff #Pollinators #Personality #HighlightingPollinators

🍂In North America, squash bees (Peponapis and Xenoglossa) are highly specialised in collecting pollen from pumpkins and related plants. These specialist squash bees do not occur in Europe. Instead, honeybees (Apis mellifera), bumblebees (Bombus spp.) and other wild bees help pollinate pumpkin crops.

doi.orgSensitivity of commercial pumpkin yield to potential decline among different groups of pollinating beesAbstract. The yield of animal-pollinated crops is threatened by bee declines, but its precise sensitivity is poorly known. We therefore determined the yiel

Interesting read on the pollinating abilities of honeybees, bumblebees and other wild bees for pumpkins in Europe doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

🎉RestPoll's Annual General Meeting was successfully completed! The project's progress and goals for the fourth and final year were discussed. Thank you to those who made this meeting as successful as it was!

Are you a farmer, scientist, politician or simply someone interested in pollinators? Our Pollinator Restoration ToolBox is filled with resources that can help you plan, take action and help to restore pollinators. Test it here and let us know what you think!👉 restpoll-toolbox.eu/browse-tools/

restpoll-toolbox.euExplore our toolbox - RestPoll ToolboxExplore our pollinator restoration toolbox and find the right tool for the job using the search bar or filters.

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🦋 Unusual boom in painted lady butterflies in Sweden, but global patterns have also been observed. A study of 1,758 butterfly species found that around 9 in 10 have shifted their ranges. Climate change, alongside land-use change and other pressures, is reshaping where butterflies can live.

doi.orgExtensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe - Nature Ecology & EvolutionInsects are increasingly pressured by climate change. Here the authors compile global evidence of range shifts in butterflies and call for more co-ordinated efforts in documenting such trends across c...

Chowdhury, S., Aich, U., Antão, L.H. et al. Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe. Nat Ecol Evol (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Guy Pe'er

@guypeer.bsky.social

23 Sept

Newly published! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We checked 28 indicators in CAP, NRR, Climate- & Soil Monitoring laws 4 mismatches btw policy, science & practice. Result: mismatch 4 ALL! Lead: Cian Blaix with @cleliasirami.bsky.social, @bdumontae.bsky.social, part of @agtransect.bsky.social

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science.orgEU Omnibus proposal increases pesticide risksMore efficient environmental risk assessment and stronger protection are achievable

21 Sept

Jeroen van der Sluijs@jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social

573 scientists request to pause the legislative debate on the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus pending an independent impact assessment Responsible policymaking calls for caution rather than speed #Pesticide(de)regualtion www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/con...

🐝 Can habitat restoration help the endangered Shrill Carder bee? RestPoll researcher Jaqui James is investigating restoration, plant-pollinator interactions & landscape dispersal. Last year, no Shrill Carder bees were found, but many other pollinators benefited.🌼 #PollinatorHabitats #EndangeredBees

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youtube.comConserving the Shrill Carder bee: investigating the effects of habitat restoration in South SomersetYouTube video by The Amateur Entomologists' Society

22 Sept

🐝 Empowering society to restore pollinator habitats! Jane Stout shares RestPoll work on 🌻 monitoring, 🤝 Living Labs, and 🧰 our stakeholder-recommended Toolbox. From hedgerows to farmer workshops, discover how knowledge can become action for pollinators! 🎥 #PollinatorHabitats #restoration #RestPoll

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22 Sept

youtube.comRestPoll: 🐝Restoring Pollinator habitats across European agricultural landscapes. #PollinatorsYouTube video by AGROECOLOGY Partnership

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Julia Osterman

@juliaosterman.bsky.social

16 Sept

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@restpoll.bsky.social @wildposh.eu #pollinators #pesticide #policy #bees

17 Sept

📍The annual group meeting (AGM) will be held on 5-7 October 2026, hosted by our partners in Kos, Greece! 📈 Members will share updates on their research, sharing successes & challenges as we advance. We are excited to share updates with you, so save the date & stay tuned! #RestPoll #AGM #SaveTheDate

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15 Sept

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Jeroen van der Sluijs@jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social

Effects of solar panels and management on pollinators and their interactions with plants in Southern French solar parks - Solar panels reduced the number of plant-pollinator interactions by 86% - Solutions to mitigate negative panel effects are discussed www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

15 Sept

🍎 Meet RestPoll stakeholder Felix Romer of Romer fruit farm near Lake Constance, Germany! His favourite biodiversity measure? 🌼 Planting flowers between apple trees, even in the tramlines, to support pollinators and create colourful spaces for people. #Pollinators #Restoration #Agriculture

youtube.comRestPollRestPoll is an EU project aiming to provide tools to reverse wild pollinator declines & support pollinator restoration.

15 Sept

For the full videos with other RestPoll stakeholder, check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@RestPoll

11 Sept

A new study led by RestPoll partners HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research finds mostly neutral effects of pollinator-friendly management, highlighting the need for locally adapted, long-term #conservation strategies. 🔗 www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #Pollinators #Biodiversity

10 Sept

🌱 Pollinator decline is also an implementation challenge. RestPoll explores how co-design, by bringing farmers, researchers, policymakers and communities together, can make restoration more effective, feasible and lasting. 🌼🐝 #RestPoll #Pollinators #CoDesign #LivingLabs

8 Sept

🌱 Meet Fernanda “Fern” Azevedo, a PhD researcher at @tcddublin.bsky.social exploring the social and ecological factors shaping conservation and restoration. Her work with farming communities in Ireland highlights the importance of people in restoring biodiversity. 🌍 #EcologicalRestoration [1/2]

restpoll.euMeet Fernanda Azevedo - RestPollNewest post from Faces Behind RestPoll. Meet Fernanda Azevedo.

8 Sept

👉 restpoll.eu/meet-fernand... #SocialScience #Conservation #Pollinators [2/2]

3 Sept

🐝 Do honey bees compete with wild pollinators? A new study from Estonia found no direct evidence of competition in calcareous grasslands. 🌼 But results may vary with habitat, resources and landscape context. 📄 Liiskmann et al. (2026) doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... #Pollinators #Ecology #HoneyBees

1 Sept

🦋 About 80% of crops & wildflowers rely on pollinators, yet 1 in 3 pollinator species is declining and 1 in 10 bee & butterfly species could disappear. To track progress in reversing this decline, an EU-wide monitoring method is adapted, enabling comparable data & assessment of restoration efforts.

environment.ec.europa.euBetter monitoring to support restoration of EU pollinatorsThe Commission has adopted a new Pollinator Monitoring Scheme to help reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030.

1 Sept

📄 Source: European Commission, "Better monitoring to support restoration of EU pollinators" (26 November 2025). environment.ec.europa.eu/news/better-... #Pollinators #Biodiversity #EUPolicy #NatureRestoration #PollinatorRestoration

27 Aug

New study alert📣 A new study finds that organic management has a positive effect on bee species richness; however, pollination effects are more complex. Thank you to the authors, including some RestPoll partners, for this insightful work! #newstudy #pollination #pollinators #appleorchards

27 Aug

Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

24 Aug

Meet our newest RestPoll member Irene Bottero! Bottero is leading the development of the Restpoll toolbox, facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration and communicating the project outcomes!

21 Aug

In the podcast, Gartenupdate, Julia Osterman (@juliaosterman.bsky.social), talks about the lifestyle of wildbees! Have a listen here: www.podcast.de/episode/7057... #wildbees #podcast #outreach

20 Aug

🐝Show us the last pollinator you spotted! Add your photo in the comments below along with your species identification! 👇 📸 Felix Fornoff #yourturn #showandtell #pollinators #restpoll

14 Aug

Test your memory and try out our new bee memory game here restpoll.eu/e-learning/ #BeeMemory #E-learning #DigitalGame #BeeDiversity

5 Aug

Have you seen this small bee around your fruit trees? The European Orchard Bee (Osmia cornuta) is a prominent early-spring foraging wild bee that visits many fruit trees or shrubs!

5 Aug

🎉RestPoll partners from Freiburg, Germany, have completed their field season for this year's spring and summer. Partners monitored pollinators at implementation sites to assess how these implementations are helping pollinator communities. Thank you for the great work!👏 #FieldWork #RestPoll

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14 July

Portuguese translation of Joint White Paper Towards pollinator stewardship in all policies @butterfly-project.bsky.social @valor-project.eu @pollinera-horizon.eu @wildposh.eu @agri4pol.eu @restpoll.bsky.social @safeguard-pollinators.eu

Jeroen van der Sluijs@jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social

Rumo à salvaguarda dos polinizadores em todas as políticas A incoerência das políticas na UE constitui um importante obstáculo ao restauro dos polinizadores Traduzido do inglês (zenodo.org/records/2071...) por @jloureiro13.bsky.social butterfly-europe.eu/en/wp-conten...

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9 July

@butterfly-project.bsky.social @valor-project.eu @pollinera-horizon.eu @wildposh.eu @restpoll.bsky.social @safeguard-pollinators.eu @agri4pol.eu #ProPollSoil @davegoulson.bsky.social

Jeroen van der Sluijs@jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social

EU's Nature Restoration Regulation sets a binding target to reverse pollinator decline by 2030 Member States must submit draft national restoration plans by Sept 1, 2026 54 days left... Bring the White Paper on Pollinator Restoration to the attention of your government! doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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eurekalert.orgEU researchers warn: Europe risks a pollinator crisisEurope faces a growing pollinator crisis that could threaten food security, biodiversity and a range of ecosystem services if current trends continue. A new white paper, produced by 135 researchers fr...

9 July

@butterfly-project.bsky.social @valor-project.eu @pollinera-horizon.eu @wildposh.eu @restpoll.bsky.social @safeguard-pollinators.eu @agri4pol.eu #ProPollSoil @davegoulson.bsky.social @au.dk Aarhus University News Release 8-Jul-2026 EU researchers warn: Europe risks a pollinator crisis

Jeroen van der Sluijs@jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social

An international team of researchers @butterfly-project.bsky.social is warning that Europe is facing a serious pollinator crisis. A new white paper doi.org/10.5281/zeno... presents 15 concrete recommendations for reversing the decline #pollinators www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

17 June

Butterflies may be one of the quickest ways to tell if habitat restoration is working. A new study found that restored farm habitats boosted butterfly richness and abundance within a year 🦋 📚 Read more here: Favarin et al. 2026, Restoration Ecology, DOI: 10.1111/rec.70314

@juliaosterman.bsky.social

2 June

Honeybees help with honey production AND crop pollination! However, wild bees also play a vital role in supporting biodiversity and crop production. Protecting managed and wild pollinators is crucial for food stability and biodiversity. #PollinatorRestoration #Honeybees #WildBees #RestPoll

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Julia Osterman

22 May

Breeding Aglais urticae, the small tortoiseshell for @wildposh.eu project. Such hungry caterpillars. #pollinators #pesticides With @naturealexk.bsky.social

18 May

Living Lab Meeting on the 12 May included both theory and practice. Thank you Sutter Farm for hosting such an event!

share.googleDeutscher Biodiversitätspreis 2026 der Heinz Sielmann StiftungMit dem Deutschen Biodiversitätspreis würdigt die Heinz Sielmann Stiftung herausragendes Engagement für den Schutz und die Förderung biologischer Vielfalt.

30 Apr

Deutscher Biodiversitätspreis 2026 der Heinz Sielmann Stiftung share.google/hprxBcRYmTVV...

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RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal

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24 Apr

🐝 The @restpoll.bsky.social consortium brings together expertise of #natural & #social #scientists, as well as #NGOs, businesses & ministries to provide society with tools to reverse wild #insect #pollinator declines. 🔓 Grant Proposal: doi.org/10.3897/rio.... 📸 Relationships among work packages.

17 Apr

🐝In addition to English, our Policy Brief is now available in German, Hungarian & Latvian! These reflect our RestPoll partner countries. Greek & Ukrainian versions coming very soon!

13 Apr

🐝 A bee with a huge responsibility The buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) helps pollinate strawberries, apples, tomatoes & more. 📚Klein & Fornoff (2025)