As spring starts in earnest you will start to see large, fluffy bees bombing around your gardens. You might hear them first as they resemble low flying helicopters as they navigate their way around foraging for food and surveying for a suitable nest site.
Flowering Currant
(Ribes sanguineum) It’s not just perennials and spring flowering bulbs that are great bee plants, garden shrubs play an important […]
Hairy Footed Flower Bee
The Hairy Footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) is one of the earliest emerging solitary bees. By the end of February and into early March the male of the species climbs out of his egg chamber and into the sunlight.
Early Bee Plants
What’s in flower for emerging bees in your garden? This is a critical time in bee world, late winter flowers […]
Emerging Queens
The first bumblebees we see in late winter and early spring are the overwintered Queen bees setting up a nest
Bee Rescue
Have you found an exhausted, bedraggled bee that needs some help. You can try and save it, with this simple ‘Bee Rescue’ remedy
Signs of Spring
The garden is starting to stir. The light is growing, the buds are swelling and the plants are sprouting into growth
Perennial Borage
(Trachystemon orientalis) Keep your garden buzzing with the soothing sound of bees Don’t be put off by the botanical name […]
The Buff-Tailed Bumblebee
In early spring, when out and about in your garden, look out for these fluffy flying golf balls, whizzing around […]
The Secret Lives of Garden Bees
A friendly, accessible insight into the weird, but wonderful world of the bees you may find in your garden. From […]