Addicted to Bees

Join Jean Vernon for an introduction to your garden bees at RHS Rosemoor. I’m delighted to announce that I am […]

Join Jean Vernon for a Bumblebee Safari at Yeo Valley Organic Gardens in 2024

Join Jean Vernon for a bee-focused workshop at the magical RHS Wisley Gardens in Surrey on May 23rd 2024

Taraxacum officinale You might be surprised to find dandelion in my best bee plant list, but these bright, vibrant landing […]

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.