My entire garden has been designed for fragrance and bees and butterflies. I agree with the doubles not always looking good and I grow all single flowers myself...other than a black peony poppy. (They were given to me as a gift at Yule)
My project this year...(one of many) is to create a bug, bee and insect holiday hotel in the garden near the bottom. Lots of wee nooks and crannies that they can hide in. Also looking to add some cane poles in my strawberry patch and basin planter for the mason bee too
Went to a talk on bees recently at local hortisoc. At this time of year the bees are breeding inside the hive and come out in warm weather. Numbers increase steadily to a maximum around late june/early july and then naturally start to reduce. So they are there but like good children are staying indoors at moment. aaaah......
Slughunter - in the Spring the bees go mad for the tiny pink flowers on the Cotoneaster and in the autumn the blackbirds go mad for the berries. It grows up against a fence and does not interest slugs
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My entire garden has been designed for fragrance and bees and butterflies. I agree with the doubles not always looking good and I grow all single flowers myself...other than a black peony poppy. (They were given to me as a gift at Yule)
My project this year...(one of many) is to create a bug, bee and insect holiday hotel in the garden near the bottom. Lots of wee nooks and crannies that they can hide in. Also looking to add some cane poles in my strawberry patch and basin planter for the mason bee too
well that just goes to show bees love them as well
On a warm day recently...yes there was one!...my flowering heathers were covered by honey bees. The din was amazing.
Went to a talk on bees recently at local hortisoc. At this time of year the bees are breeding inside the hive and come out in warm weather. Numbers increase steadily to a maximum around late june/early july and then naturally start to reduce. So they are there but like good children are staying indoors at moment. aaaah......
Slughunter - in the Spring the bees go mad for the tiny pink flowers on the Cotoneaster and in the autumn the blackbirds go mad for the berries. It grows up against a fence and does not interest slugs