Instant Insights

• Chapter 1 - Using data to assess the impact of agriculture on pollinators and pollinator services: Noa Sim³n Delso, BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination, Belgium; and Walter Haefeker, European Professional Beekeepers Association, Germany;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Current data on pollinators
  • 3 Farm data standardization
  • 4 Data standardization in beekeeping
  • 5 Data sharing in farming
  • 6 Data sharing in beekeeping
  • 7 Solutions to data sharing
  • 8 Conclusion
  • 9 Competing interests
  • 10 Where to look for further information
  • 11 References

Chapter taken from: Chapter taken from: Atkins, J. (ed.), Protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 351 5)

• Chapter 2 - Organic and natural beekeeping, and caring for insect pollinators: Nicola Bradbear, Bees for Development, UK;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The need for pollinators
  • 3 Encouraging indigenous pollinators
  • 4 Management of bees
  • 5 Management of honey bees
  • 6 Management of bumblebees
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 8 References

Chapter taken from: Vaarst, M. and Roderick S. (eds.), Improving organic animal farming, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN: 978 1 78676 180 4)

• Chapter 3 - Ecological network approaches for promoting pollinators in agriculture: Darren M. Evans and Fredric M. Windsor, Newcastle University, UK;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Plantpollinator networks
  • 3 Networks across scales
  • 4 Increasing the completeness of pollination networks
  • 5 Embedding pollination within wider agro-ecosystem networks
  • 6 Next steps for pollination networks
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 8 Where to look for further information
  • 9 Acknowledgements
  • 10 References

Chapter taken from: Kevan P. and Willis Chan S. (eds.), Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2023, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 098 9)

• Chapter 4 - The role of habitat conservation and restoration in protecting pollinators in agricultural landscapes: Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona, USA;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Bees as pollinators
  • 3 Challenges in habitat restoration
  • 4 Assessing the effectiveness of habitat restoration
  • 5 Case studies
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7 Where to look for further information
  • 8 References

Chapter taken from: Kevan P. and Willis Chan S. (eds.), Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2023, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 098 9)