Bee Book Birthday
I can’t believe that today, 5th March 2025, my best-selling Bee Book is FIVE years old. So much has happened since the very first copy landed on my door mat back in 2020.
Bee Safaris, Bee Walks & Bee Talks for 2025
My 2025 diary is filling up with some great events. If you want to host a special event where you think a bee safari or a bee walk or a bee talk would work do get in touch. My focus is on pollinators but especially our bumblebees (we have 24 species in the UK) and
NEW for 2024 – Bumblebees and Solitary Bees Workshop at RHS Rosemoor
New bumblebee and solitary bee workshop at RHS Rosemoor on July 26th 2024.
Workshops at RHS Wisley for 2025
Looking for a great present for someone that loves bees and pollinators?? Why not book a ticket for a special workshop at RHS WIsley about Garden Bees?
Lloyd of the Flies
Come and meet the bugs behind the new Lloyd of the Flies series by Aardman at RHS Wisley this summer
Buff-Tailed Bumblebee
Look out for the buff-tailed bumblebee in your garden.
Image: Jean Vernon
Yeo Valley Bee Safari 2025
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
Some of the best garden pollinators are solitary bees like this Gwynne’s mining bee (Andrena bicolor)
Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
Lungwort is a power plant for pollinators offering an early and copious source of energy rich nectar.
Pollinator Festival at Welsh Botanics 2023
On World Bee Day I’ll be in Wales celebrating all of our garden pollinators.