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Bees have four wings, look closely for the two smaller wings hooked under the main wings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In mid to late summer the blue balls of echinops flowers are a diner for bees and other pollinators
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s called bee balm for a reason. Monarda didyma is a magnet for bees
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Fabulous bee plant, herb and beautiful garden perennial
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Echinacea is a great bee plant
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The feathery abdomen of the leaf-cutter bee collects pollen
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The red tailed bumblebee Bombus lapidarius is rather fond of chive flowers
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Dozens of flowers in one place make this a vital take-away for bumblebees
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This beautiful white tailed bumblebee is a queen, feeding on perennial borage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Purple top (verbena bonariensis) blooms all summer and offers clusters of small, nectar rich flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Herbs are a wonderful plant choice for bees. This thyme is perfect for short tongued bumblebees like the buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spring flowering bulbs like this grape hyacinth (muscari) provides vital early nectar for this white tailed bumblebee
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The winter flowers of oriental borage (Trachystemon orientalis) are a rich nectar source for early emerging queen bees such as this White Tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum agg)
Image: Martin Mulchinock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In early spring the soft mauve flowers of Perennial Borage are simply buzzing with bees collecting nectar.
Image: Martin Mulchinock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pollen isn’t always yellow. Look close at the pollen baskets on this honeybee collecting from a verbascum
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Short tongued like the buff tailed bumblebee bees (Bombus terrestris) are known to steal nectar by chewing holes in the flowers above the nectaries
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As the female leaf cutter bee climbs into the sweetpea flower, the sticky stigma swipes over her back and picks up loose pollen
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Bees are known to self-medicate by feeding on medicinal herbs
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Don’t get too close to bees. A leg in the air is not a hello
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An early bumblebee Bombus pratorum) male feeds next to a male Forest Cuckoo bee Bombus sylvestris)
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In late winter and early spring look out for the buff tailed bumblebee in your garden. This queen is feeding on oriental\/perennial borage
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The hawthorn mining bee (Andrena chrysosceles) feeding on appleblossom
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Dandelions are essential spring forage for pollinators
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Look out for Queen bumblebees clambering over undergrowth and zig zag flying above the ground. They are searching for a nesting place
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From April to September you might be lucky to find a cluster of honeybees in your garden
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Look out for the wool-carder bee on lamb’s ears in July
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For late summer forage grow echinacea
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The stripey Ivy bee feeds almost exclusively on ivy
Image: Liam Olds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The central cone of the echinacea bloom is rich in honey scented nectar
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Late flowering asters provide forage for bees
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Male bumblebees often have yellow facial hair
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Shrill Carder Bee has a distinctive pale grey-yellow colouring with a black band of hair between its wings and reddish orange tail, and a charismatic high pitched buzz
Image: Claire Fidler\/BBCT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Let the ivy flower and produce berries, it provides vital food for pollinators and birds
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Many different species of bees feed from borage flowers. This is a leafcutter bee, a type of solitary bee
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Honeybees are winter active on sunny winter days and will feed on nectar rich flowers
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Look out for the buff tailed bumblebee on winter flowers in your garden
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Look at all these tiny buddleia flowers, all rich in nectar
Image: Jean Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This bedraggled bee was revived by sugar water presented to it on a leaf. She soaked up the sugar syrup and was soon on her way
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