The Secret Lives of Garden Bees
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By Jean Vernon / January 25 2020
Jean Vernon reveals the secret world of garden pollinators
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Male Bumblebees
Male bees are the lager louts of bee worldd, hanging around in nectar bars waiting for the girls
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Shrill Carder Bee
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).
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Honeybee Swarms
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, […]
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Orange Ball Buddleia
Buddleia globosa is a magnet for butterflies, bees and all pollinators that rely on nectar to fuel their activity.
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White-tailed Bumblebee
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.
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Flowering Currant
(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 […]
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Early Bee Plants
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 […]
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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
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Signs of Spring
The garden is starting to stir. The light is growing, the buds are swelling and the plants are sprouting into growth
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Perennial Borage
(Trachystemon orientalis) Keep your garden buzzing with the soothing sound of bees Don’t be put off by the botanical name of this plant. It is also known as perennial, or […]
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