Guides, evalution tools & other publications
You can also have a look at our video tutorials on our Youtube channel!
Guides & Tutorials
One aim of BEESPOKE is to develop farmer friendly methods for measuring their own pollination and levels of pollinators and to improve pollination by establishing bespoke wildflower areas. To support these activities as well as general biodiversity we developed several guides and video tutorials.
Monitoring Pollination & Pollinators
By monitoring the numbers and diversity of pollinators you can gain valuable insight in the relationship between crop yield and pollination (potential pollination deficit). Thereby evidence can be provided to what extent the wildflower margins are benefitting crop pollination. With our guides you can learn how to estimate your pollination potential, how to conduct pollinator monitoring and how to identify solitary bees and bumblebees.
Supporting Pollinators & Biodiversity
If you want to take action for pollinators and general biodiversity on your land, the following guides are developed to support you with your efforts. Learn how to establish and maintain a perennial wildflower area, how other habitats can help biodiversity or how to build a nesting possibility for solitary bees.
Video tutorials
- Please visit our Youtube channel for our video tutorials, for example:
Publications & further reading
Work of the Ghent University
Pollination Maps for Agriculture (Tool 1) The Added Value of Flower Strips (Tool 2)
The SLU Evaluation Toolbox
Reports & training materials:
- Report #2: 3 Training materials for measuring pollinators and pollination
- Report #3: 5 Development of validated pollination maps for the NSR
- Report #3: 2 Development and evaluation of protocols for measuring pollinators and pollination.
- Report #3: 3 Training materials for measuring pollinators and pollination
- Report #4: 3 External dissemination and promotion material