The overall aim of STEP project (Status and Trends of European Pollinators) is to assess the current status and trends of pollinators in Europe.
Joined January 2011
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STEP retweeted
25 Nov 2019
Not long left to apply for the #Research Fellow Post-Doctoral Position & become part of the #BGOOD team
The position @TrentUni will underpin fundamental research into honey #beehealth & the automated monitoring of #hives
vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/displayj…
#Honeybee #apiculture
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STEP retweeted
15 Nov 2019
The B-GOOD aim is to provide the #beekeepers with a healthy & #sustainable decision-making tool, powered by comprehensive analysis and data flow from the #beehives and their environment.
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STEP retweeted
14 Nov 2019
B-GOOD developed 6 bee health technologies monitoring:
📳honeybee vibrations
🌡️ gas and spatially resolved temperature
☠️bee counters
☣️pesticide residue
🤒viruses
🧬genetic imprint
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STEP retweeted
14 Nov 2019
Get to know your #bees!
The BEEP base provides a complete measurement system that tells you all about the weight, sound and temperature of your #honey bees.
And a BEEP app that helps you track your bzzz data!
#pollinators #beehealth
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STEP retweeted
11 Nov 2019
Check out this extremely rich & useful teachers resource pack by @EUAgri featuring all things 🐝🐄👨🌾🍎🌾
You'll find:
✅ teacher’s guide
✅ animated clip
✅ power point pesentation
#apiculture #agriculture #teachingresources #foodscience #foodsafety #bees #honeybee #beehealth
11 Nov 2019
On our website you can find free maps & other learning resources on agriculture, nutrition & the environment in 23 EU languages 👩🌾🥕🍏🍊🌻🐝
→ europa.eu/!qh97jR
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STEP retweeted
11 Nov 2019
BEEP base keeps an👁️& an👂! on #bee hives
Great write up by @bencoxworth for @nwtls:
newatlas.com/good-thinking/b…
Within #BGOOD we will further expand the #opensource BEEP system towards an EU-wide database, monitoring & decision-making platform
#beehealth #apiculture
@mato74
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STEP retweeted
31 Oct 2019
We invite you to join the project!
@tcddublin is seeking to hire programmers for a #postdoctoral research assistant (#PDRA) position
poshbee.eu/news/2547_join-th…
You will work on an ABM for #bumblebees to help integrative analysis of #beehealth
#phdlife #AcademicTwitter #jobopening
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STEP retweeted
21 Oct 2019
🗺️ Is there one right way to a #sustainable & desirable future? No, but there is the wrong one: to NOT do anything and NOT get involved, said @Robert_Costanza at #ESP10.
@ESPartnership #EcosystemServices #Ecosystem #Environment #Ecology
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STEP retweeted
21 Oct 2019
🐝🎻Buzzzzz... have a listen to the unique melody of the "The #Bee Cello"
This unique #apiary installation can be seen in the gardens of Holme Pierrepont Hall & is supported by #BGOOD
holmepierreponthall.com/the-…
Kudos to our partner Martin Bencsik @TrentUni
#beehealth #honeybees
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STEP retweeted
4 Jun 2019
🐝The #Bumblebees of East Himalaya: 3-year study reports 21 species (incl. extremely rare ones!) & a “clear elevation patterns of species #diversity” in the #biodiversity hotspot.
See: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.851.….
#Hymenoptera #Apidae #Bombus #Pollinators #Ecology #Entomology #Bees
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STEP retweeted
26 Apr 2019
I love fieldwork, especially when bees are involved. Come rain or shine. Today was rain, wind and cold with a hint of shine....... Not my favourite combination but when there's a job to be done...#getonwithit @poshbee_eu @JaneCStout @drmilky1 @irene_bottero @thebeecentre
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STEP retweeted
7 May 2019
Today we swapped the oil seed office for apple orchards for @poshbee_eu #WP1 #Fieldwork with @Rosstopher223 & @lulabug22
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STEP retweeted
10 May 2019
Association between the deformed wing virus & the #parasitic #mite Varroa destructor: Study develops and tests a novel hypothesis
🐝doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.03…
"Results provide a new model for the mechanisms driving #pathogen–parasite interactions in #bees"
#beehealth #pollinators
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STEP retweeted
18 Oct 2018
Headline @EU_ScienceHub: Distribution of #bumblebees across #Europe
In the #data paper, published with us, #JRC & @step_project mapped the distribution of the 47 most common bumblebee species, known to be vital #pollinators
ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/dis…
#ecosystemservices #ESP18EU
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STEP retweeted
28 Feb 2018
#Neonicotinoids: risks to #bees confirmed, according to @EFSA_EU assessment published today
Release all resource links: efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news…
#beehealth #pollinators #foodsecurity
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STEP retweeted
6 Sep 2016
Pathogens, #pollution, #pesticides & diseases, what threatens #bees? Discussions on at SUPER-B Conf. #pollinators
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STEP retweeted
6 Sep 2016
Knowledge transfer to and from practice: Insights from #Dutch #fruit growers on #crop #pollination #foodproduction
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STEP retweeted
6 Sep 2016
@IPBES thematic assessment of #pollinators, #pollination & #foodproduction presented at Super-B Conference #bee
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STEP retweeted
20 Aug 2016
Scientists dedicated to sustainable pollination in Europe. #ScienceIsGlobal @SUPER_B_EU @Scientists4EU
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STEP retweeted
17 Aug 2016
Neonicotinoid #insecticides in oilseed rape linked to wild #bee decline across England eurekalert.org/pub_releases/… #pollinators #ecology #crops
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