You can help rescue a tired or bedraggled bee very easily. Either place it onto a nectar rich flower or administer bee rescue.
Best Seller
On Friday February 5th 2021 my new bee book , The Secret Lives of Garden Bees was listed as a Best Seller on the Amazon Website.
Snowdrops
Snowdrops are the harbingers of spring. As they start to poke their noses through the cold winter ground in November […]
Honeybees
Look out for honeybees feeding on your winter flowering shrubs and early flowering plants.
Winter Active Bumblebees
Look out for winter active bumblebees in your garden and report your findings to BWARS
Award Winning
In November 2020, Jean Vernon was awarded a very prestigious award from The Garden Media Guild for her writing about bees
Mahonia
Plant some winter flowering mahonia for nectar rich winter flowers to feed bees and other pollinators says Jean Vernon
Ivy
Let ivy grow in the garden to support pollinators and other wildlife
Ivy Bee
As autumn arrives the UK’s last emerging solitary bee appears in our gardens feeding on the common ivy that clothes our walls and houses
Purple Cone Flower
For a great bee plant in late summer look no further than the purple cone flower