One of the fun parts of my work is interacting with different community groups but especially groups that are focused on gardens, growing, wildlife and of course pollinators. If it’s bee season I love to take a bee safari around the gardens to inspire and educate visitors about the diverse species of bees and other
I often get asked to do a short presentation to augment an event or just to inspire and educate participants. This time I was at the Redcatch Community Garden, in Knowle in Bristol as part of the 2024 Bee Bold Awards. It was a great day at a very inspiring community project. I did a
Come and join me in these amazing gardens so that I can introduce you to some of the charming bumblebees and fascinating solitary bees that bring our gardens alive and pollinate our plants.We start with an illustrated talk where I share some of the secrets about our garden bees and their incredible and fascinating lives.
New bumblebee and solitary bee workshop at RHS Rosemoor on July 26th 2024.
Look out for the buff-tailed bumblebee in your garden.
Image: Jean Vernon
If you love bees and want to learn more, join Jean Vernon on a Bee Safari at the fabulous organic Yeo Valley Gardens in Somerset.
Some of the best garden pollinators are solitary bees like this Gwynne’s mining bee (Andrena bicolor)
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
If you find notches cut from your rose leaves you have got leaf-cutter bees in your garden.
At first glance this amazing creature looks just like a hornet. But look closer. It’s actually a fly, a harmless hoverfly that is a precious pollinator