Goulson Lab

Bumblebees on Springwatch

Ah, the perils of live TV. They say never work with animals or children, so I fear I am in trouble. Tomorrow I am appearing live on "Springwatch in the Afternoon", broadcast from deepest, darkest Wales (an RSPB reserve somewhere near Aberystwyth). I'll be ineptly trying to plug my new book, A Sting in the Tale, while catching and handling bumblebees, talking about bumblebees, building a nest site for bumblebees, and being rude about garden centre bedding plants (which are rubbish for bees - intensive breeding has left them without nectar or pollen, or so bizarrely deformed that insects can't fit into them any more). What could possibly go wrong? 3pm, tuesday 4th April. Enjoy :)