Pollinators – Page 2 – The Green Jeanie

Tortoiseshell Butterfly

July 27, 2022jeanie beePollinatorsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Gardens, Jean Vernon, Plants, Pollinators

The small tortoiseshell butterfly is fairly widespread in UK gardens
Image: Jean Vernon

Social Wasps

July 27, 2022jeanie beePollinatorsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bees, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Pollinators, Predators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees, Wasps

Wasps are not the bad guys. They are important pollinators and incredible natural garden pest control.

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

July 23, 2022jeanie beePollinatorsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Hummingbird Hawk Moth, Jean Vernon, Moths, Plants, pollinator plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Look out for this extraordinary moth in your summer gardens. It hovers like a hummingbird but is actually a moth.

Green Eyed Flower Bee

July 10, 2022jeanie beePollinatorsaddicted to bees, Agastache, Bees, Daisies, Flower Bee, Green Eyed Flower Bee, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, The Green Jeanie

The green eyed flower bee has green opal like eyes.

Bee fly

April 21, 2022jeanie beePollinatorsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Bee flies, Bee fly, Garden, Plants, Pollinators, primrose, pulmonaria, Spring, The Green Jeanie

Look out for the buzzy bee fly this spring. It’s an important garden pollinator.