Pollinating London Together
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Pollinating London Together is a pan-Livery long term initiative set up to halt the decline of pollinators in the City of London and its immediate environs.
Flowering street trees provide huge amounts of nectar and pollen in a short window, and some species rely almost entirely on certain trees. Easy to overlook, but they’re one of the city’s most important food sources for pollinators.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Flowering street trees provide huge amounts of nectar and pollen in a short window, and some species rely almost entirely on certain trees. Easy to overlook, but they’re one of the city’s most important food sources for pollinators.
#PollinatingLT #trees
#PollinatingLT #trees
Bee hotels range from simple drilled logs to concrete blocks and multi-chamber wooden setups. Each design has pros and cons such as durability and maintenance. Do you use any at home, and what style have you gone for?
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January 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Bee hotels range from simple drilled logs to concrete blocks and multi-chamber wooden setups. Each design has pros and cons such as durability and maintenance. Do you use any at home, and what style have you gone for?
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
As the year comes to a close, we just want to say thank you.
To everyone who followed, shared, volunteered, donated, or supported Pollinating London Together this year. You’ve helped make space for pollinators across the city. We couldn’t do this without you.
Onwards into the new year!
The PLT Team
To everyone who followed, shared, volunteered, donated, or supported Pollinating London Together this year. You’ve helped make space for pollinators across the city. We couldn’t do this without you.
Onwards into the new year!
The PLT Team
January 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
As the year comes to a close, we just want to say thank you.
To everyone who followed, shared, volunteered, donated, or supported Pollinating London Together this year. You’ve helped make space for pollinators across the city. We couldn’t do this without you.
Onwards into the new year!
The PLT Team
To everyone who followed, shared, volunteered, donated, or supported Pollinating London Together this year. You’ve helped make space for pollinators across the city. We couldn’t do this without you.
Onwards into the new year!
The PLT Team
That holly in your house? Its white flowers fed pollinators earlier in the year and the red berries now are the leftovers. The holly blue butterfly feeds on its leaves when they are caterpillars.
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#PollinatingLT
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
That holly in your house? Its white flowers fed pollinators earlier in the year and the red berries now are the leftovers. The holly blue butterfly feeds on its leaves when they are caterpillars.
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
Most UK bee species are solitary, but honeybees are an exception: they make honey specifically to survive periods like winter, when forage is scarce. It feels obvious once you hear it, but some people never actually think about it. Had it crossed your mind before?
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#PollinatingLT
December 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Most UK bee species are solitary, but honeybees are an exception: they make honey specifically to survive periods like winter, when forage is scarce. It feels obvious once you hear it, but some people never actually think about it. Had it crossed your mind before?
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
Insects have different life stages and can look wildly different as larvae and adults. It’s thought that this is to avoid competition for food resources between parent and offspring! Certain hoverflies eat garden pests such as aphids as larvae but nectar and pollen as adults.
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#PollinatingLT
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Insects have different life stages and can look wildly different as larvae and adults. It’s thought that this is to avoid competition for food resources between parent and offspring! Certain hoverflies eat garden pests such as aphids as larvae but nectar and pollen as adults.
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
Last chance to double your impact!
Donations to PLT on BigGive.org close at midday today (12 pm!).
Every pound counts towards creating greener, more pollinator-friendly spaces across the city!
Donations to PLT on BigGive.org close at midday today (12 pm!).
Every pound counts towards creating greener, more pollinator-friendly spaces across the city!
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December 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Last chance to double your impact!
Donations to PLT on BigGive.org close at midday today (12 pm!).
Every pound counts towards creating greener, more pollinator-friendly spaces across the city!
Donations to PLT on BigGive.org close at midday today (12 pm!).
Every pound counts towards creating greener, more pollinator-friendly spaces across the city!
✨ Your gift today = twice the support for London’s pollinators.
A £25 donation becomes £50.
A £100 donation becomes £200.
And it only lasts until tomorrow.
Let’s create more thriving spaces for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators across London.
Double your impact → lnkd.in/e9-wA-v6
A £25 donation becomes £50.
A £100 donation becomes £200.
And it only lasts until tomorrow.
Let’s create more thriving spaces for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators across London.
Double your impact → lnkd.in/e9-wA-v6
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
✨ Your gift today = twice the support for London’s pollinators.
A £25 donation becomes £50.
A £100 donation becomes £200.
And it only lasts until tomorrow.
Let’s create more thriving spaces for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators across London.
Double your impact → lnkd.in/e9-wA-v6
A £25 donation becomes £50.
A £100 donation becomes £200.
And it only lasts until tomorrow.
Let’s create more thriving spaces for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators across London.
Double your impact → lnkd.in/e9-wA-v6
From now until 9 December, any donation you make through BigGive.org will be matched, doubling your impact while funds last.
If you want to give London’s pollinators a boost this winter, now’s the moment.
Just search “Pollinating London Together” on Big Give. 💚🐝🎄
If you want to give London’s pollinators a boost this winter, now’s the moment.
Just search “Pollinating London Together” on Big Give. 💚🐝🎄
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
From now until 9 December, any donation you make through BigGive.org will be matched, doubling your impact while funds last.
If you want to give London’s pollinators a boost this winter, now’s the moment.
Just search “Pollinating London Together” on Big Give. 💚🐝🎄
If you want to give London’s pollinators a boost this winter, now’s the moment.
Just search “Pollinating London Together” on Big Give. 💚🐝🎄
Not all plants are equal in terms of attractiveness to pollinators. Lots of factors affect this, from amount of food resources they offer, to their shape and colour. Which plants are pollinator favourites in your green space?
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Not all plants are equal in terms of attractiveness to pollinators. Lots of factors affect this, from amount of food resources they offer, to their shape and colour. Which plants are pollinator favourites in your green space?
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
Don’t miss your chance to double your donation.
Starting today, until 9 Dec, every gift to PLT made via BigGive.org will be matched £ for £. Help us support London’s pollinators 🐝🌸
Huge thanks to @daviddomoney for shining a light on the campaign and backing the work we’re doing.
Starting today, until 9 Dec, every gift to PLT made via BigGive.org will be matched £ for £. Help us support London’s pollinators 🐝🌸
Huge thanks to @daviddomoney for shining a light on the campaign and backing the work we’re doing.
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Don’t miss your chance to double your donation.
Starting today, until 9 Dec, every gift to PLT made via BigGive.org will be matched £ for £. Help us support London’s pollinators 🐝🌸
Huge thanks to @daviddomoney for shining a light on the campaign and backing the work we’re doing.
Starting today, until 9 Dec, every gift to PLT made via BigGive.org will be matched £ for £. Help us support London’s pollinators 🐝🌸
Huge thanks to @daviddomoney for shining a light on the campaign and backing the work we’re doing.
The largest fly in the UK is the dark giant horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus, not pictured), with a body length of up to 24mm! Horseflies visit flowers but also need a blood meal to lay their eggs.
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#PollinatingLT
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The largest fly in the UK is the dark giant horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus, not pictured), with a body length of up to 24mm! Horseflies visit flowers but also need a blood meal to lay their eggs.
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
Our Big Give Christmas Challenge starts 2 Dec, until 9 Dec! Every £1 you donate via BigGive.org will be doubled while match funds last.
Help us support London’s pollinators this winter 💚🎄Search “Pollinating London Together” on Big Give.
Pictured is a blue mason bee, O. caerulescens
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Help us support London’s pollinators this winter 💚🎄Search “Pollinating London Together” on Big Give.
Pictured is a blue mason bee, O. caerulescens
#PollinatingLT
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Our Big Give Christmas Challenge starts 2 Dec, until 9 Dec! Every £1 you donate via BigGive.org will be doubled while match funds last.
Help us support London’s pollinators this winter 💚🎄Search “Pollinating London Together” on Big Give.
Pictured is a blue mason bee, O. caerulescens
#PollinatingLT
Help us support London’s pollinators this winter 💚🎄Search “Pollinating London Together” on Big Give.
Pictured is a blue mason bee, O. caerulescens
#PollinatingLT
Not all pollinators can be seen flying around during the day! Some visit flowers in the dark, like some species of moth. These fluffy ones can be more effective pollinators than bees for some species of plant!
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#PollinatingLT
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Not all pollinators can be seen flying around during the day! Some visit flowers in the dark, like some species of moth. These fluffy ones can be more effective pollinators than bees for some species of plant!
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
Some people choose to clean their bee hotels and collect the cocoons, others leave them bee. What do you do with yours?
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#PollinatingLT
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Some people choose to clean their bee hotels and collect the cocoons, others leave them bee. What do you do with yours?
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
What a day! 🌸🐝
Last week our team joined the Lady Mayor’s Show with a lorry full of blooms, a live pianist, and plenty of wings. Thanks to everyone who came out to cheer us on. We had such a good time bringing a bit of bloom to the parade!
#LadyMayorsShow #London #PollinatingLT
Last week our team joined the Lady Mayor’s Show with a lorry full of blooms, a live pianist, and plenty of wings. Thanks to everyone who came out to cheer us on. We had such a good time bringing a bit of bloom to the parade!
#LadyMayorsShow #London #PollinatingLT
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
What a day! 🌸🐝
Last week our team joined the Lady Mayor’s Show with a lorry full of blooms, a live pianist, and plenty of wings. Thanks to everyone who came out to cheer us on. We had such a good time bringing a bit of bloom to the parade!
#LadyMayorsShow #London #PollinatingLT
Last week our team joined the Lady Mayor’s Show with a lorry full of blooms, a live pianist, and plenty of wings. Thanks to everyone who came out to cheer us on. We had such a good time bringing a bit of bloom to the parade!
#LadyMayorsShow #London #PollinatingLT
Temperatures are dropping now that we’re past Halloween and in the run-up to Christmas. Are you still seeing pollinator activity in your garden? You might still see some ivy bees out and about!
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Temperatures are dropping now that we’re past Halloween and in the run-up to Christmas. Are you still seeing pollinator activity in your garden? You might still see some ivy bees out and about!
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
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They’ve been #BeeWashed www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/m...
'My sister Catherine shares a love of bees and has a few hives herself': James Middleton, Jamie Oliver and Sir David Beckham on the pleasures of harvesting your own honey
Beekeeping is a star-studded hobby and has much to offer, finds Jane Wheatley.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
They’ve been #BeeWashed www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/m...
We’re proud to be part of the iconic Lady Mayor’s Show in the heart of London, look out for us as No. 70 in the procession! Join Pollinating London Together as we celebrate urban biodiversity and give pollinators the spotlight. 🐝
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#PollinatingLT
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We’re proud to be part of the iconic Lady Mayor’s Show in the heart of London, look out for us as No. 70 in the procession! Join Pollinating London Together as we celebrate urban biodiversity and give pollinators the spotlight. 🐝
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
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One in three mouthfuls of our food are due to the hard work of pollinating insects, including bumblebees. But insect populations are crashing. Help them by growing nectar-rich plants that flower in autumn, winter and early spring.
Ideas: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/bre...
Ideas: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/bre...
November 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
One in three mouthfuls of our food are due to the hard work of pollinating insects, including bumblebees. But insect populations are crashing. Help them by growing nectar-rich plants that flower in autumn, winter and early spring.
Ideas: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/bre...
Ideas: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/bre...
PLT is featured in GiGL’s new piece on creating space for pollinators in London!
We’re working together to map rooftops + green spaces and help connect habitats across the city — proving small spaces add up. 🌼
Search: GiGL “Creating Space for Pollinators in London”
We’re working together to map rooftops + green spaces and help connect habitats across the city — proving small spaces add up. 🌼
Search: GiGL “Creating Space for Pollinators in London”
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
PLT is featured in GiGL’s new piece on creating space for pollinators in London!
We’re working together to map rooftops + green spaces and help connect habitats across the city — proving small spaces add up. 🌼
Search: GiGL “Creating Space for Pollinators in London”
We’re working together to map rooftops + green spaces and help connect habitats across the city — proving small spaces add up. 🌼
Search: GiGL “Creating Space for Pollinators in London”
Bumblebee queens can hibernate safely under snow!
Whitehorn et al. (2025) found that queens survived winter extremely well under different snow-pack conditions. Snow helped insulate them from the cold, but warmer winters led to greater weight loss. ❄️🐝
#Pollinators #ClimateChange #PollinatingLT
Whitehorn et al. (2025) found that queens survived winter extremely well under different snow-pack conditions. Snow helped insulate them from the cold, but warmer winters led to greater weight loss. ❄️🐝
#Pollinators #ClimateChange #PollinatingLT
October 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Bumblebee queens can hibernate safely under snow!
Whitehorn et al. (2025) found that queens survived winter extremely well under different snow-pack conditions. Snow helped insulate them from the cold, but warmer winters led to greater weight loss. ❄️🐝
#Pollinators #ClimateChange #PollinatingLT
Whitehorn et al. (2025) found that queens survived winter extremely well under different snow-pack conditions. Snow helped insulate them from the cold, but warmer winters led to greater weight loss. ❄️🐝
#Pollinators #ClimateChange #PollinatingLT
Ever wondered what happens to pollinators when the flowers fade?
Different species have very different survival tricks:
🐝 Queen bumblebees hibernate underground.
🦋 Some butterflies migrate thousands of miles.
🐛 Many bees and beetles overwinter as larvae, waiting for spring.
#PollinatingLT
Different species have very different survival tricks:
🐝 Queen bumblebees hibernate underground.
🦋 Some butterflies migrate thousands of miles.
🐛 Many bees and beetles overwinter as larvae, waiting for spring.
#PollinatingLT
October 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ever wondered what happens to pollinators when the flowers fade?
Different species have very different survival tricks:
🐝 Queen bumblebees hibernate underground.
🦋 Some butterflies migrate thousands of miles.
🐛 Many bees and beetles overwinter as larvae, waiting for spring.
#PollinatingLT
Different species have very different survival tricks:
🐝 Queen bumblebees hibernate underground.
🦋 Some butterflies migrate thousands of miles.
🐛 Many bees and beetles overwinter as larvae, waiting for spring.
#PollinatingLT
A raspberry isn’t one fruit, it’s dozens of tiny ones! 🍓 (well, technically “drupelets”).
If pollination is uneven, some drupelets don’t develop, leading to “wonky” fruit. A flower that has received plenty of insect visits is less likely to be wonky.
#PollinatingLT
If pollination is uneven, some drupelets don’t develop, leading to “wonky” fruit. A flower that has received plenty of insect visits is less likely to be wonky.
#PollinatingLT
October 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A raspberry isn’t one fruit, it’s dozens of tiny ones! 🍓 (well, technically “drupelets”).
If pollination is uneven, some drupelets don’t develop, leading to “wonky” fruit. A flower that has received plenty of insect visits is less likely to be wonky.
#PollinatingLT
If pollination is uneven, some drupelets don’t develop, leading to “wonky” fruit. A flower that has received plenty of insect visits is less likely to be wonky.
#PollinatingLT
Autumn is a crucial time to support wildlife in your garden:
🌱 Leave some leaf litter for insects and hedgehogs to shelter in.
🌸 Plant springPlant Spring flowering bulbs for next year.
🪵 Create a log pile, perfect overwintering spots for small wildlife.
#PollinatingLT
🌱 Leave some leaf litter for insects and hedgehogs to shelter in.
🌸 Plant springPlant Spring flowering bulbs for next year.
🪵 Create a log pile, perfect overwintering spots for small wildlife.
#PollinatingLT
October 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Autumn is a crucial time to support wildlife in your garden:
🌱 Leave some leaf litter for insects and hedgehogs to shelter in.
🌸 Plant springPlant Spring flowering bulbs for next year.
🪵 Create a log pile, perfect overwintering spots for small wildlife.
#PollinatingLT
🌱 Leave some leaf litter for insects and hedgehogs to shelter in.
🌸 Plant springPlant Spring flowering bulbs for next year.
🪵 Create a log pile, perfect overwintering spots for small wildlife.
#PollinatingLT