by Grace Twiston-Davies | Aug 28, 2018 | BEESCOUT, BumbleBEEHAVE, Bumblebees, Impact
Our new model, BEE-STEWARD Beta is ready to be tried and tested. BEE-STEWARD is a computer program of virtual bees in digital landscapes developed by researchers at the Environment and Sustainability Institute at the University of Exeter that can be used to predict...
by Grace Twiston-Davies | Feb 27, 2018 | BEEHAVE, BEESCOUT, BumbleBEEHAVE
BEEHAVE model creator, Dr Matthias Becher has just started a prestigious six month Jerrold E. Marsden Fellowship at the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences in Toronto, Canada. Matthias was invited by Prof Hermann Eberl (University of Guelph),...
by Grace Twiston-Davies | Jul 28, 2017 | Applications, BEEHAVE, BEESCOUT, BumbleBEEHAVE, Bumblebees, Honeybees, Impact
By Kathy Troke-Thomas Following on from a successful workshop at the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) conference, the BEEHAVE team are busy extending the real-world impact of our award winning bee behaviour, growth and survival models with the help...
by Grace Twiston-Davies | Apr 25, 2017 | BEESCOUT, BumbleBEEHAVE, Profiles
The way in which we manage our landscapes is having a significant effect on bumblebee survival. There have been recent worldwide declines in bumblebee abundance and species richness due to loss of habitat, loss of forage resources, emerging diseases, and the...
by Grace Twiston-Davies | Jan 27, 2017 | BEEHAVE, BEESCOUT
NetLogo 6 is now available with some useful new features such as the auto-completion of code and the option of collapsing procedures. However, there are a few problems and current users of BEEHAVE will need to do a small edit to the model before running BEEHAVE in the...
by Grace Twiston-Davies | Nov 29, 2016 | Applications, BEESCOUT, BumbleBEEHAVE, Bumblebees, Impact
We have just started a new collaborative project between the University of Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) and Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). This project will support and develop the AONB’s new pollinator...