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Bee of the Month, Bees

Ashy Mining Bee

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.

By Jean VernonApril 3, 2021
Bees

How to rescue a bumblebee

You can help rescue a tired or bedraggled bee very easily. Either place it onto a nectar rich flower or administer bee rescue.

By Jean VernonMarch 28, 2021
Bee of the Month, Bees

Hairy Footed Flower Bee

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.

By Jean VernonFebruary 28, 2021
Bees

Emerging Queens

The first bumblebees we see in late winter and early spring are the overwintered Queen bees setting up a nest

By Jean VernonFebruary 5, 2021
Plants

Snowdrops

Snowdrops are the harbingers of spring. As they start to poke their noses through the cold winter ground in November […]

By Jean VernonJanuary 31, 2021
Bees

Winter Active Bumblebees

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

By Jean VernonNovember 28, 2020
News

Award Winning

In November 2020, Jean Vernon was awarded a very prestigious award from The Garden Media Guild for her writing about bees

By Jean VernonNovember 28, 2020
Plants

Ivy

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

By Jean VernonSeptember 24, 2020
Bees

Ivy Bee

As autumn arrives the UK’s last emerging solitary bee appears in our gardens feeding on the common ivy that clothes our walls and houses

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

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