Wild pollinators contribute more than honeybees When I talk to school children about bees most of them mention honey bees making honey. None have mentioned bumblebees or solitary bees. This is a shame because researchers have shown that bumblebees and solitary bees,...
Deluxe bumblebee nest box visited by cuckoo bumblebee All my articles, videos and work are funded by my teaching and sales of award winning bumblebee nest boxes, solitary bee boxes, and wormeries. Cuckoos and their rather anti social behaviour are known to many...
Dandelions for wildlife Dandelions provide for many different bee species, hoverflies, butterflies, moths, their larvae, beetles and birds. They tell you the time, were used to make an old drink from medieval times, dandelion and burdock. a dark fizzy drink and now...
Bumblebee roundabout The future bumblebee and wildflower traffic island, looks a little tired and depressed at the moment! As most of them do! But that need not be the case….. This roundabout was a typical boring green grassed roundabout. I approached my local...
All my articles, videos and work are funded by my teaching and sales of award winning bumblebee nest boxes, solitary bee boxes, and wormeries. I have been watching the progress of this lawn for some time. To many people a lawn is a lawn. It has to be mown and...
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