Let ivy grow in the garden to support pollinators and other wildlife
Purple Cone Flower
For a great bee plant in late summer look no further than the purple cone flower
Male Bumblebees
Male bees are the lager louts of bee worldd, hanging around in nectar bars waiting for the girls
Shrill Carder Bee
There are a fair few rare bee species, with some literally on the brink of extinction, but few more so than the Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum).
Orange Ball Buddleia
Buddleia globosa is a magnet for butterflies, bees and all pollinators that rely on nectar to fuel their activity.
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale You might be surprised to find dandelion in my best bee plant list, but these bright, vibrant landing […]
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.
Flowering Currant
(Ribes sanguineum) It’s not just perennials and spring flowering bulbs that are great bee plants, garden shrubs play an important […]
Early Bee Plants
What’s in flower for emerging bees in your garden? This is a critical time in bee world, late winter flowers […]
Emerging Queens
The first bumblebees we see in late winter and early spring are the overwintered Queen bees setting up a nest