Tag: Bee Plants
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New Date for RHS Rosemoor Workshops 2024 – July 26th
Join Jean Vernon for an introduction to your garden bees at RHS Rosemoor. I’m delighted to announce that I am taking my popular garden bee workshops to the glorious gardens […]
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Yeo Valley Bumblebee Safaris 2025 – First date – April 24th
Join Jean Vernon for a Bumblebee Safari at Yeo Valley Organic Gardens in 2024
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RHS Wisley Workshops 2024
Join Jean Vernon for a bee-focused workshop at the magical RHS Wisley Gardens in Surrey on May 23rd 2024
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Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale You might be surprised to find dandelion in my best bee plant list, but these bright, vibrant landing pads are virtual nectar bars for all pollinators in spring. […]
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Viper’s Bugloss
If you only grow one thing for your garden pollinators choose Viper’s bugloss. It’s easy to grow from seed, it’s hardy and it’s a native of the UK, plus it replenishes its nectaries regularly making it a magnet for garden pollinators.
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Ashy Mining Bee
The Ashy Mining bee is just one of the 65 or so Andrena species in the UK. These are the ground nesting bees that excavate their nests in close mown areas of the lawn, bare soil and sunny banks.
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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.