The destruction of habitat is the leading factor, wild meadows are now a rarity. I've tried to include bee favourites like cornflowers and scabious as well. I'm thinking of doing a 'bee keeping' course this Spring and possibly getting my own hive at the back of the garden. Not my incentive but people often make a lot of business out of 'organic' honey and sell to cosmetic skin cream companies for example. There are some really good bee documentaries on youtube if you're interested too.
Our garden is going to be completely new friendly. Don't forget that bees need flowers all year round even during the winter so we are planting winter flowering plants too
Our garden is going to be completely new friendly. Don't forget that bees need flowers all year round even during the winter so we are planting winter flowering plants too
100% agree. Ivy flowers for October and November, will also feed birds through the winter. Nerine bulbs for then as well. Hellebores, Mahonia, Daphne, Sarcococca confusa & Viburnum etc for winter.
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I have to say, I might be inviting a lot of flack, but I do not avoid double flowers . I simply make sure there are enough single flowers too.
The destruction of habitat is the leading factor, wild meadows are now a rarity. I've tried to include bee favourites like cornflowers and scabious as well. I'm thinking of doing a 'bee keeping' course this Spring and possibly getting my own hive at the back of the garden. Not my incentive but people often make a lot of business out of 'organic' honey and sell to cosmetic skin cream companies for example. There are some really good bee documentaries on youtube if you're interested too.
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Our garden is going to be completely new friendly. Don't forget that bees need flowers all year round even during the winter so we are planting winter flowering plants too
100% agree. Ivy flowers for October and November, will also feed birds through the winter. Nerine bulbs for then as well. Hellebores, Mahonia, Daphne, Sarcococca confusa & Viburnum etc for winter.