AddictedToBees

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  • Shrill Carder Bee

    Shrill Carder Bee

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    There are a fair few rare bee species, with some literally on the brink of extinction, but few more so than the Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum).

  • Honeybee Swarms

    Honeybee Swarms

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    In bee world, the honeybee is just one species of the 276 or so different bee species in the UK. Mostly they are domesticated creatures, kept in hives by beekeepers, […]

  • Orange Ball Buddleia

    Orange Ball Buddleia

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    Buddleia globosa is a magnet for butterflies, bees and all pollinators that rely on nectar to fuel their activity.

  • White-tailed Bumblebee

    White-tailed Bumblebee

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    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

    Flowering Currant

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    (Ribes sanguineum) It’s not just perennials and spring flowering bulbs that are great bee plants, garden shrubs play an important role too. You need to look at the plant as […]

  • Early Bee Plants

    Early Bee Plants

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    What’s in flower for emerging bees in your garden? This is a critical time in bee world, late winter flowers are a vital food source Take a look around your […]