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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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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The Buff-Tailed Bumblebee
In early spring, when out and about in your garden, look out for these fluffy flying golf balls, whizzing around the garden searching for nectar and pollen. They are loud […]
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The Secret Lives of Garden Bees
A friendly, accessible insight into the weird, but wonderful world of the bees you may find in your garden. From the common or garden bumblebees that nest in bird boxes, […]
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