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What other products do bees produce - apart from honey?

by Sonny Bee

We all know about delicious honey but what else do bees produce?🍯😋 🐝 Honeycomb Made from the beeswax of the honeybee, it is a cluster of repeatin...

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What are the easiest wildflowers to grow?

by Sonny Bee

Annuals are by far the easiest wildflowers to grow (i.e. plants that flower for one year only), and get the best results. We’re highlighting a few...

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Wildlife gardening - what is it?

by Sonny Bee

With approximately 24 million gardens in the UK, together they make up a vast ‘living landscape’ - so how we care for them can make a huge d...

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What should I expect from my wildflowers? 🌱 🌺🌸

by Sonny Bee

The image below shows seedlings at 8 weeks - this is roughly what you’d expect but obviously very much depends on soil conditions and, of course, t...

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Rainy day activities for the kids during the holidays?

by Sonny Bee

👭👬Kids just love the outdoors and nature in general, so here are some suggested activities that can be done outside or inside - if the w...

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What is World Bee Day?

by Sonny Bee

United Nation's World Bee Day is celebrated every year on the 20th May. Anton Jansa, a Slovenian pioneer in beekeeping and an expert on bees in ge...

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Sunflowers, did you know? …

by Sonny Bee

We all love sunflowers, they're seen as 'happy' flowers and are great 'mood lifters'!🌻As they are so loved we thought we'd put a few facts togeth...

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What is Earth Day? …

by Sonny Bee

🌎Earth Day is celebrated each year on the 22nd April, more than a billion people around the world mark the day by taking part in activities like...

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🌺🌸🌼 How and when to sow my wildflowers?

by Sonny Bee

March to May or September to October are ideal times to sow wildflowers. Although wildflowers can thrive in poor ground, they do need fine soil to...

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🌻When's the best time to sow Sunflowers?

by Sonny Bee

The best time to sow is April and May, Sunflowers are easy to grow and make a good introduction for children to gardening. For best results grow i...

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Nigella, Love-in-a-mist or Devil in the bush!

by Sonny Bee

Whatever you choose to call it, this delicate member of the Buttercup family has been a firm favourite in cottage gardens since Elizabethan times! ...

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Wasps - love them or loathe them?

by Sonny Bee

Wasps regularly annoy us towards the end of summer and early autumn! However, although they can be incredibly annoying they can also be very impor...

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