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Tag: Bee Plants

  • Yeo Valley – Bumblebee Safaris 2026

    Yeo Valley – Bumblebee Safaris 2026

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    Join Jean Vernon for a Bumblebee Safari at Yeo Valley Organic Gardens in 2026

  • Dandelion

    Dandelion

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    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. […]

  • Viper’s Bugloss

    Viper’s Bugloss

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    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.

  • Bee balm

    Bee balm

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    For a great garden plant for bees, choose bee balm. It’s a magnet for pollinators and offers copious amounts of nectar.

  • Echinops

    Echinops

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    Use the latest research to grow the very best plants to support our precious pollinators. Ongoing research at the University of Bristol has shown that one echinops flower has as much nectar as 32 cosmos flowers

  • Borage

    Borage

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    Many herbs, like borage are fantastic plants for pollinators. The flowers are generously rich in nectar. It’s easy to grow from seed and a great bee plant.

  • Ashy Mining Bee

    Ashy Mining Bee

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    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.

  • Hairy Footed Flower Bee

    Hairy Footed Flower Bee

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    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.

  • Emerging Queens

    Emerging Queens

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    The first bumblebees we see in late winter and early spring are the overwintered Queen bees setting up a nest

  • Snowdrops

    Snowdrops

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    Snowdrops are the harbingers of spring. As they start to poke their noses through the cold winter ground in November and December, it’s a message to gardeners that spring is […]