Plants – Page 2 – The Green Jeanie

Bee Balm

July 27, 2022jeanie beePlantsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Balm, Herbs, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Mint Family, Plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie

Bee balm is a magnet for bees and other pollinators.

Bee Bingo

July 27, 2022jeanie beeNews / EventsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Bingo, Bee Safari, Bees, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Bee Bingo is a fun, interactive way of learning about our garden bees.

Borage

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Borage is a great pollinator plant. It’s so easy to grow from seed and has nectar rich flowers.

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

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.

Globe Thistle

July 23, 2022jeanie beePlantsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bees, Jean Vernon, nectar, Plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

A really good late summer plant for pollinators is the globe thistle, Echinops ritro.

Viper’s Bugloss

July 23, 2022jeanie beePlantsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Jean Vernon, Plants, The Green Jeanie

If you grow one thing for the pollinators choose Viper’s bugloss

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.

Dandelions

April 21, 2022jeanie beePlantsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Bees, Early spring plants, Plants, Plants for pollinators, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie

Leave a few dandelions to flower in your garden. They are a vital source of pollen and nectar for pollinators