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, such as clover. Many pesticides just kill them.Our gardens are fast becoming refuges for bees - especially some species of bumblebee, which are happy to nest in wild corners, bird boxes and under sheds. Many also come into our gardens to feed. Sadly some species

.com. KateGardeners' World team Not really about Carol's hive but have just read in GW April how to make a nest for honeybees in your garden. Will Definately be trying it !! Bumblebees MrsI! Oh yes got carried away there !! But Still definately going to try it

in their bespoke hibernaculum kept me from tidying one corner - everything else was set for summer within a few hours.This year I'm even more determined to leave the garden alone, because I want to encourage bumblebees to nest in spring. As a general rule

's head fritillary, crocus, grape hyacinth and allium, to name a few. The wonderfully named hairy-footed flower bee is particularly fond of grape hyacinths.Last year’s late arrival of spring was hazardous for many insects, especially some bumblebee queens

? Is there enough food for them while sharing it with other wildlife such as bumblebees and butterflies? I love watching the buzz and I try to plant plants so they flower in sequences all the year but I am aware that two-three flowering plants per month

under the leaves as they get bigger lovely for staking peonies and other tall plants without the risk of poking your eye's out. Bumblebee, the good old hardy geraniums will have the bee's buzzing, you can get loads of different colours and in the front

plumipes is not a bumblebee (although it's about the same size), and has no commonly used English name, which is a shame because it's a characteristic and widespread garden insect. I've always described it as the 'feather-footed bee' (the Latin - plumipes

and replace them with the aquatic baskets and so on.... this way I don't have bare patches in my borders or have to look at the bulb foliage turning brown. I love bumblebees ands its so cute that Queen bee sleeps in the crocus. I will be planting plenty

have bumble-bees with a disease,for the last few days i have noticed some large red/black fluffy bees in my garden,they have been crawling along the floor [not flying] i noticed on there back [shoulder blade area]theses tiny clusters of well all i can

in pots or plant them straight in the ground. Do any of the spring bulbs provide a good sources of nectar for bumblebees? Had a lovely day yesterday in Somerset photographing snowdrops at East Lambrook and at Avon Bulbs... great to feel the sun on your