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Solitary Bees Podcast

Here’s a great way to learn more about solitary bees. Listen in to the Wildlife World Community Podcast where Jean Vernon and Professor Jeff Ollerton talk about solitary bees

By Jean VernonMay 1, 2021
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
Front Page Display, News

Best Seller

On Friday February 5th 2021 my new bee book , The Secret Lives of Garden Bees was listed as a Best Seller on the Amazon Website.

By Jean VernonFebruary 7, 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

Honeybees

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

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

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