Bee and Flower Surveys on English Farms 2013-2015

Southern England farms in Hampshire and West Sussex provided data on flower and bee abundance, diversity, and bee pollen foraging from 2013 to 2015. Surveys quantified wild solitary bee pollen diets using direct observations and pollen load analysis. The work was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between flower abundance data and bee abundance data to assess resource availability.
• Model bee diversity patterns against flower diversity data across surveyed farm sites.
• Study wild solitary bee pollen diets using pollen load analysis results to identify foraging preferences.
• Assess bee activity data in relation to seasonal and geographic variables from the survey period.

Strengths

• Data collected over a 3-year time range from 2013 to 2015.
• Includes multiple measured facets: flower abundance, flower diversity, bee abundance, bee diversity, and bee activity.
• Pollen diets quantified using two complementary methods: direct observations and pollen load analysis.

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited to farms in two counties (Hampton and West Sussex) in southern England.
• Sample size, row count, and column structure are unknown from the provided input.
• Data is focused on wild solitary bees, not encompassing the entire bee community.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Extensive surveys involving direct observations and pollen load analysis.

Time Range

2013 to 2015

Freshness

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Geography

Farms in Hampshire and West Sussex, southern England