Globe Thistle
A really good late summer plant for pollinators is the globe thistle, Echinops ritro.
A really good late summer plant for pollinators is the globe thistle, Echinops ritro.
If you grow one thing for the pollinators choose Viper’s bugloss
When you want the perfect party for a bee lover, why not have a birthday bee bash with Jean Vernon
The green eyed flower bee has green opal like eyes.
Jean Vernon was the bee expert in the Clore Education Centre at RHS Wisley SuperBees 2022
There’s a full page and a half article about supporting garden pollinators in the Daily Telegraph, by Jean Vernon
Look out for the buzzy bee fly this spring. It’s an important garden pollinator.
Leave a few dandelions to flower in your garden. They are a vital source of pollen and nectar for pollinators
Jean Vernon’s new book Attracting Garden Pollinators has just been published
Come and join me on a bee safari. We can get up close with some of our garden pollinators.