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Jean Vernon reveals the secret world of garden pollinators

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The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

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By Jean Vernon / January 25 2020

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By Jean Vernon / January 27 2020

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  • Bee balm

    Bee balm

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    For a great garden plant for bees, choose bee balm. It’s a magnet for pollinators and offers copious amounts of nectar.

  • Wool Carder Bee

    Wool Carder Bee

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    The Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) is an iconic summer garden bee. It’s a solitary bee and will sometimes nest in a garden bee house. If you grow the plant […]

  • Echinops

    Echinops

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    Use the latest research to grow the very best plants to support our precious pollinators. Ongoing research at the University of Bristol has shown that one echinops flower has as much nectar as 32 cosmos flowers

  • Lamb’s Ears

    Lamb’s Ears

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    Lamb’s ears is a magnet for bees, especially the wool carder bee

  • Leaf-Cutter Bees

    Leaf-Cutter Bees

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    Look out for the leaf-cutter bees in your June garden. You might notice the notches on your rose leaves.

  • Borage

    Borage

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    Many herbs, like borage are fantastic plants for pollinators. The flowers are generously rich in nectar. It’s easy to grow from seed and a great bee plant.

  • Solitary Bees Podcast

    Solitary Bees Podcast

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    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

  • Ashy Mining Bee

    Ashy Mining Bee

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    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.

  • How to rescue a bumblebee

    How to rescue a bumblebee

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

  • Hairy Footed Flower Bee

    Hairy Footed Flower Bee

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    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.

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