Pollinators – Page 4 – The Green Jeanie

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.

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.

Daily Telegraph Pollinator Feature

May 7, 2022jeanie beeNews / Eventsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Safari, Bees, BeeVive, Daily Telegraph, Fifty Bees, George Pilkington, Jean Vernon, Lydia Needle, Nick Tew, Nurturing Nature, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

There’s a full page and a half article about supporting garden pollinators in the Daily Telegraph, by Jean Vernon

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

Just Published

April 21, 2022jeanie beeNews / EventsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Author, Books, First edition, new book, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie

Jean Vernon’s new book Attracting Garden Pollinators has just been published

Bee Safari

April 17, 2022jeanie beeNews / EventsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Book, Bee Events, Bee Safari, Bees, Days Out, Jeanie Bee, MemoryMaking, Organic Garden, Pollinators, Somerset, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees, VisitGardens, Yeo Valley Gardens

Come and join me on a bee safari. We can get up close with some of our garden pollinators.

Jekka’s Open Days

April 17, 2022jeanie beeNews / Eventsaddicted to bees, Attracting Garden Pollinators, Bee Book, Bee Events, Bee Safari, Events, Jekka's Herb Farm, Organic Garden, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Join Jean Vernon on a bee walk at Jekka’s Herb Farm this summer

Butterfly Book Extract/Article

April 11, 2022jeanie beeNews / EventsAttracting Garden Pollinators, Book Extract, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Jean Vernon, Modern Gardens, Moths, new book, Pollinators, The Green Jeanie

This lovely article on butterflies in Modern Gardens is a book extract from Attracting Garden Pollinators