{"id":4161,"date":"2026-05-20T09:52:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/?p=4161"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:53:30","slug":"%f0%9f%90%9d-supporting-pollinators-on-campus-world-bee-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/2026\/05\/20\/%f0%9f%90%9d-supporting-pollinators-on-campus-world-bee-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc1d Supporting Pollinators on Campus \u2013 World Bee Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-4-1024x1015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-4-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-4-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-4-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-4.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today, 20 May, is World Bee Day<\/strong>, a chance to recognise the vital role bees play in our environment and celebrate the work being done to support them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the University of Exeter, the Grounds Team actively creates and maintains spaces that help pollinators thrive across our campuses. Bees are essential for pollinating plants, supporting biodiversity, and sustaining healthy ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-6-812x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-6-812x1024.jpg 812w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-6-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-6-768x969.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-6-1217x1536.jpg 1217w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-6-1623x2048.jpg 1623w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Bee-on-Flower-Aug-2024-6-scaled.jpg 2029w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Across our campuses, the Grounds Team actively supports pollinator populations by creating and maintaining habitats that encourage biodiversity. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf3c Planting <strong>pollinator-friendly flowers<\/strong> in beds and borders<br>\ud83c\udf3f Establishing <strong>native wildflower areas<\/strong><br>\ud83c\udf33 Managing green spaces in a way that allows wildlife to thrive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Wildflowers-South-Cloisters-June-2023-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Wildflowers-South-Cloisters-June-2023-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Wildflowers-South-Cloisters-June-2023-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Wildflowers-South-Cloisters-June-2023-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Wildflowers-South-Cloisters-June-2023-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/05\/Wildflowers-South-Cloisters-June-2023-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By continuing to enhance these habitats, the University contributes to a healthier, more sustainable environment\u2014not just for bees, but for all species that depend on diverse ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf31 Small actions, such as planting for pollinators, can have a big impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, 20 May, is World Bee Day, a chance to recognise the vital role bees play in our environment and celebrate the work being done [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3077,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - 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