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Jean Vernon reveals the secret world of garden pollinators

MRM-Bombus hortorum on foxglove
The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

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By Jean Vernon / January 25 2020

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  • Snowdrops

    Snowdrops

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    Snowdrops are the harbingers of spring. As they start to poke their noses through the cold winter ground in November and December, it’s a message to gardeners that spring is around the corner. The little winter flowering bulbs push through the soil and start to grow tall, their elegant nodding flowers are soon a splash…

  • Honeybees

    Honeybees

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    Look out for honeybees feeding on your winter flowering shrubs and early flowering plants.

  • Winter Active Bumblebees

    Winter Active Bumblebees

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

  • Award Winning

    Award Winning

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

  • Mahonia

    Mahonia

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

  • Ivy

    Ivy

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

  • Ivy Bee

    Ivy Bee

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    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

  • Purple Cone Flower

    Purple Cone Flower

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

  • Male Bumblebees

    Male Bumblebees

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

  • Shrill Carder Bee

    Shrill Carder Bee

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    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).

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