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What a year! 2023! Plus, a VERY Happy Finalist

December 3, 2023jeanie beeNews / EventsBee Safari, Bees, Jean Vernon, Lloyd of the Flies, Pollinators, Rachel de Thame, RHS Wisley, The Green Jeanie

A look back at 2023 and some of the highlights of a very buzzy year!

Finalist for Environmental Journalist of 2023

November 8, 2023jeanie beeNews / EventsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Daily Telegraph, Environmental Journalist of the Year, Finalist, Garden Media Guild, Garden Media Guild Awards, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Pollinators, Telegraph Gardening, The Green Jeanie, Winner

Jean Vernon is a finalist for The Beth Chatto Environmental Journalist of the Year 2023

Lloyd of the Flies

July 12, 2023jeanie beeNews / Eventsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Jean Vernon, Lloyd of the Flies, Mini Beasts, Pollinators, RHS, RHS Wisley, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Come and meet the bugs behind the new Lloyd of the Flies series by Aardman at RHS Wisley this summer

Buff-Tailed Bumblebee

June 13, 2023jeanie beePollinatorsBee Safari, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, bumblebees, Jean Vernon, Learn about bumblebees, Plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Look out for the buff-tailed bumblebee in your garden.
Image: Jean Vernon

Andrena bicolor – Gwynne’s mining bee

April 10, 2023jeanie beePollinatorsaddicted to bees, Andrena bicolor, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bees, Jean Vernon, Learn about solitary bees, Mining bees, Pollinators, Solitary bees, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Some of the best garden pollinators are solitary bees like this Gwynne’s mining bee (Andrena bicolor)

Lungwort (Pulmonaria)

March 24, 2023jeanie beePlantsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Jean Vernon, Lungwort, nectar, Plants, Pollinators, Power Plants for Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Lungwort is a power plant for pollinators offering an early and copious source of energy rich nectar.

Pollinator Festival at Welsh Botanics 2023

March 23, 2023jeanie beeNews / Eventsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Safari, Bees, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, National Botanic Garden of Wales, Plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees, Wales

On World Bee Day I’ll be in Wales celebrating all of our garden pollinators.

Bee & Pollinator Events for 2023

February 25, 2023jeanie beeNews / Events2023 Bee Events, addicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Safari, Bee talks, Bee Walks, Bees, Herbs, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Jekka's Herb Farm, Jekka's Herb Fest, Jekka's Open Days, Pollinator Talks, Pollinator wals, Pollinators, Speakers for events, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees, Yeo Valley Bee Safari, Yeo Valley Gardens

I’m really excited to share some of the things I will be doing this year to champion our wild bees and pollinators.

Garden Club Talks

February 23, 2023jeanie beeNews / EventsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Bees, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Bee champion Jean Vernon is available for garden club talks simply get in touch

Gardening Book of the Year

December 27, 2022jeanie beeNews / Events, PollinatorsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Gardening Book of the Year, Jean Vernon, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie

It’s always lovely to get positive reviews of your books. But I wasn’t expecting this one from Mat Coward in the Morning Star. Not only did Mat offer some lovely feedback about my new book Attracting Garden Pollinators, but he actually chose it for his Gardening Book of the Year! In his round up for