There are lots of great things planned for 2025. I will be attending several events where you can join me to learn about garden bees (bumblebees & solitary bees) and other pollinators. I absolutely love sharing some of the fascinating stories about our pollinating friends, it would be wonderful if you could join me.

Yeo Valley Gardens Bee Safaris

This summer I will be at Yeo Valley Gardens doing my popular Bee Safaris and an illustrated talk about garden bees. Come and join me for coffee and a bee safari around the gorgeous organic gardens. The dates are now live on the Yeo Valley Website. 24th April 2025, 14th June 2025, 12th July 2025 and 21st August 2025.

Get up close with some garden bees. Image: c. John Lawrence

Nature Table

If you attend one of my walks, talks, workshops or Bee Safaris, I usually bring my Nature Table. It’s full of all sorts of specimens, models and fun information about many different pollinators.

Talks/events

This year I am sharing my love of pollinators and bees with Horticultural Societies and Gardening Clubs as a speaker. I am available for conferences/festivals/community events too and can tailor content to suit your group. I can even bee wash your birthday party if you’d like that.

If you’d like to book me to do an event, please get in touch via Twitter/X/BlueSky (@TheGreenJeanie) or Instagram (@addicted2bees) or use the contact form at the bottom of my About page.

RHS Gardens Wisley, Surrey

On May 10th 2025 I am hosting two workshops about garden bees. An introduction to Garden Bees will include an illustrated talk about bumblebees and solitary bees, a bee safari in the gardens and a nature table of fascinating nesting materials and weird and wonderful specimens. It’s a great introduction to our wild bees and I will share some stories about some of these fascinating creatures.

There are two sessions.

Saturday May 10th 10.30am to 1pm

Saturday May 10th 2pm to 4.30pm

Book Here – An Introduction to Garden Bees

Come and join me at RHS Wisley for an Introduction to Garden Bees

Bee Workshop at RHS Rosemoor August 30th 2025

I’m delighted to be running one of my popular bee workshops at RHS Rosemoor this summer. Come and join me on 30th August 2025. The course is designed to be fun and inspiring so that it would suit teens fascinated by bees and bugs too. I’ll be presenting my illustrated introduction to bumblebees and solitary bees and then we take a look around the magnificent RHS Rosemoor gardens looking for bees. I usually gently catch a few bees so you can see them up close and appreciate their beauty. Book here.

Jekka’s Open Days

Join Jean Vernon on a bee walk and get up close with some bumblebees Image: DH Gardening

If you love herbs for all their wonder, then don’t miss the open days at Jekka’s Herb Farm. It’s a chance to listen to the Queen of Herbs talk about these amazing plants and see behind the scenes at this incredible collection of edible, medicinal and power plants. I’ll be there to take my popular bee tours in and around the Herbetum and Herb Garden. I’d love to introduce you to some of our Buzzy Friends. I’ll be at Jekkas on 6th and 7th of June 2025. Jekka’s Events.

Bristol Bee & Pollination Festival

I will be taking my interactive nature table to the Bristol Botanic Garden Bee & Pollination Festival. It’s focused on our wild bees; bumblebees and solitary bees and includes some of our other essential pollinators too like butterflies and wasps and hornets. I’ll be taking garden bee safaris over the weekend and selling signed copies of my books. Watch this space for more information.