Jean Vernon – Page 2 – The Green Jeanie

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.

Yeo Valley Bee Safaris Summer 2023

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

Come and join me for a bee safari at Yeo Valley Organic Gardens in 2023

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

Gardening Club Talks

December 27, 2022jeanie beeNews / Eventsaddicted to bees, Garden Club Talks, Gardening Club Talks, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Talks, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Are you looking for an inspiring and informative speaker for your garden club? Jean Vernon offers a fascinating insight into pollinators, bees, bumblebees and solitary bees.

Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile spp)

December 27, 2022jeanie beePollinatorsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bees, Insect house, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Leaf-cutter bees, Pollinators, Solitary bees, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

If you find notches cut from your rose leaves you have got leaf-cutter bees in your garden.

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

November 25, 2022jeanie beePollinatorsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Echinops, Flies, Flower Fly, Hornet mimic, Hoverfly, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Plants, Plants for pollinators, Pollinator Book, pollinator plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie

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

Christmas rose

November 23, 2022jeanie beePlantsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bees, Hellebores, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Plants, Plants for pollinators, pollinator plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees, winter

Grow hellebores to feed winter active pollinators.

Bee Rescue

November 23, 2022jeanie beePollinatorsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Rescue, Bees, BeeVive, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

A bee revival kit makes a great gift