What Bees Enjoy Most In Late Summer

Circium rivulare

The bees are enjoying the current revival of our traditional cottage garden plants. It’s extremely beneficial and couldn’t come at a better time for their survival.

Supporting The Bees In Spring

Euphorbia

Here are a few ideas of what we can plant to keep our gardens interesting in early spring and support our beautiful bumble bees.

An Early Autumn Garden Is For Bees And Butterflies

 October arrives and with it wasps, bees and butterflies and lots of jobs that need doing. This is a busy month.

The wasps have not been too feverishly active this year. Perhaps they don't need to go on a hungry sugar hunt. We don't usually notice wasps until they become ravenous teenagers as most of the year I think they are quietly satisfied secretly munching aphids. Annoying as they are they have a very important test in devouring many unwanted garden pests.

Unlike the wasps we do love the bees and butterflies and I think consciously we all try and grow plenty of plants they love.

Reduce Pest And Diseases Naurally And Encourage Beneficial Predators

Catch problems early so they don't multiply and put good practices in place.

An Insect Hotel For Beneficial Predators

How to support #Bumble #Bees in Early Spring

Sedum Wall

The purpose of a sedum wall is to provide nectar for bees. In the early spring when bumble bees emerge from hibernation they are starving. They need a supply of nectar so they have the strength to go forward a build a new colony. In the summer there are lots of wonderful flowers waving in the breeze smothered in bees. They have a much more abundant source of nectar and pollen from which feed and to make their honey.
In the early spring they often go hungry, therefore planting a few early nectar rich plants is important for their survival.

Homes for #Wildlife

All those lovely little creatures in the garden can have a home this Christmas.

 These are just a few of the habitates in our new Wild life range.