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Bees

Winter Active Bumblebees

Look out for winter active bumblebees in your garden and report your findings to BWARS

By Jean VernonNovember 28, 2020
Plants

Mahonia

Plant some winter flowering mahonia for nectar rich winter flowers to feed bees and other pollinators says Jean Vernon

By Jean VernonNovember 1, 2020
Plants

Ivy

Let ivy grow in the garden to support pollinators and other wildlife

By Jean VernonSeptember 24, 2020
Plants

Purple Cone Flower

For a great bee plant in late summer look no further than the purple cone flower

By Jean VernonAugust 6, 2020
Bees

Male Bumblebees

Male bees are the lager louts of bee worldd, hanging around in nectar bars waiting for the girls

By Jean VernonAugust 6, 2020
Bees

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).

By Jean VernonAugust 6, 2020
Plant of The Month, Plants

Orange Ball Buddleia

Buddleia globosa is a magnet for butterflies, bees and all pollinators that rely on nectar to fuel their activity.

By Jean VernonJune 4, 2020
Plant of The Month, Plants

Dandelion

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

By Jean VernonApril 30, 2020
Bee of the Month, Bees

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.

By Jean VernonApril 17, 2020
Plants

Flowering Currant

(Ribes sanguineum) It’s not just perennials and spring flowering bulbs that are great bee plants, garden shrubs play an important […]

By Jean VernonMarch 25, 2020

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