Tag: Winter

  • Snowdrops

    Snowdrops

    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 around the corner. The little winter flowering bulbs push through the soil and start to grow tall, their elegant nodding flowers are soon a splash…

  • Honeybees

    Honeybees

    Look out for honeybees feeding on your winter flowering shrubs and early flowering plants.

  • Winter Active Bumblebees

    Winter Active Bumblebees

    Look out for winter active bumblebees in your garden and report your findings to BWARS

  • Mahonia

    Mahonia

    Plant some winter flowering mahonia for nectar rich winter flowers to feed bees and other pollinators says Jean Vernon