Pollinators – Page 2 – The Green Jeanie

Finalist for Environmental Journalist of 2023

November 8, 2023jeanie beeNews / EventsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Daily Telegraph, Environmental Journalist of the Year, Finalist, Garden Media Guild, Garden Media Guild Awards, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Pollinators, Telegraph Gardening, The Green Jeanie, Winner

Jean Vernon is a finalist for The Beth Chatto Environmental Journalist of the Year 2023

Lloyd of the Flies

July 12, 2023jeanie beeNews / Eventsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Jean Vernon, Lloyd of the Flies, Mini Beasts, Pollinators, RHS, RHS Wisley, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Come and meet the bugs behind the new Lloyd of the Flies series by Aardman at RHS Wisley this summer

Buff-Tailed Bumblebee

June 13, 2023jeanie beePollinatorsBee Safari, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, bumblebees, Jean Vernon, Learn about bumblebees, Plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Look out for the buff-tailed bumblebee in your garden.
Image: Jean Vernon

Yeo Valley Bee Safari 2025

June 13, 2023jeanie beeNews / Events, Pollinatorsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Safari, Bumblebee Safari, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees, Yeo Valley Organic Garden

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.

Andrena bicolor – Gwynne’s mining bee

April 10, 2023jeanie beePollinatorsaddicted to bees, Andrena bicolor, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bees, Jean Vernon, Learn about solitary bees, Mining bees, Pollinators, Solitary bees, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Some of the best garden pollinators are solitary bees like this Gwynne’s mining bee (Andrena bicolor)

Lungwort (Pulmonaria)

March 24, 2023jeanie beePlantsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Jean Vernon, Lungwort, nectar, Plants, Pollinators, Power Plants for Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Lungwort is a power plant for pollinators offering an early and copious source of energy rich nectar.

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.

Jekka’s Herb Farm April 2023 Open Days

March 23, 2023jeanie beeNews / Eventsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Safari, Bee Tours, Bees, Herbs, Jean Vernon, Jeanie Bee, Jekka's Herb Farm, Jekka's Open Days, Plants, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

If you love herbs pay a visit to Jekka’s Herb Farm on an open day and learn about the herbs that are good for our 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.