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Bee Roads - what are they?🐝🐝

Bee Roads - what are they?🐝🐝

  Bee roads are defined as 'An area planted with nectar-rich flowers in order to provide a habitat for bees and other pollinating insects' 🐝🐞 As 97...
💜💜💜💜Purple Tansy - loved by all pollinators!

💜💜💜💜Purple Tansy - loved by all pollinators!

Purple Tansy is a lovely wildflower included in our mixes It is a heavy nectar producer and is a favourite for most pollinators. Bees and but...
Bee of the week - the Honey bee🐝

Bee of the week - the Honey bee🐝

Honey bee's pollinate around a third of all the food crops we eat and so are extremely important! 🐝🐝
Wildflower of the week! - Cosmos

Wildflower of the week! - Cosmos

Cosmos 'sensation mixed' is a tall plant producing masses of daisy like flowers with delicate fern like leaves - from summer through to autumn.🌺🌸 ...
💛💙Ukraine Appeal - Thankyou! 🇺🇦

💛💙Ukraine Appeal - Thankyou! 🇺🇦

💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛 Thanks to all of you who have purchased our Ukraine Appeal sunflower seed packs!🌻 Since starting this campaign on the 28th Februa...
💛💙Stand tall with Ukraine!🇺🇦🌻

💛💙Stand tall with Ukraine!🇺🇦🌻

With the current crisis in Ukraine, we wanted to show our support and, as the Sunflower is their national flower we decided to donate all profits ...
What's that wildflower?… Northern Lights 🌺🌸🌼

What's that wildflower?… Northern Lights 🌺🌸🌼

Northern Lights - These are sometimes called 'Fairy Flax'. Flowering from June to September, this hardy perennial has miniature Snapdragon like fl...
What is a Honey Bee?… know your bees! 🐝

What is a Honey Bee?… know your bees! 🐝

The honeybee ...🐝🐝 There is just one species of honeybee in the UK. You can identify it by its slim, sandy thorax and black abdomen with golden am...
Early preparation in December - reaps rewards!

Early preparation in December - reaps rewards!

  If you're lucky enough to have frost free, dry weather you can start preparing for Spring by digging your flower beds. It's important to dig in s...
How can I attract bees to my garden? ...🐝🐝

How can I attract bees to my garden? ...🐝🐝

  Bees and other pollinators are declining but there are things that you can do to help:  Tips to make a bee friendly space 🐝 1. Choose a good vari...
Make a bee happy ...🐝🐝

Make a bee happy ...🐝🐝

Most queen bumblebees hibernate in autumn, building fat reserves to see them through the winter without food. Come spring, they are hungry and ur...
Where do Bees go in winter?

Where do Bees go in winter?

There are over 250 species of Bee in the UK including 24 types of Bumble bee!🐝 Their winter habits vary - some species of Solitary bee spend the ...