Save the Bees this Summer

IMG_6896The nation’s gardeners are out in force as the mercury continues to rise.

But the burning question is what to plant, how to bring all-year-round colour and for the more sustainable gardener, how to attract insect pollinators and particularly how best to protect and preserve dwindling honeybee numbers by providing them with a rich source of nectar in our gardens.

As a leading sustainability business we provide beehive management services for companies large and small, from rooftop hives on family-run restaurants to International household names the likes of Kellogg’s, L’Oreal and Highland Spring.

Those early spring honeybees have already foraged on Rhododendron, Berberis, Broom and Willow which provide early sources of nectar, helping to strengthen the colony for the summer ahead. Buddleia, otherwise known as the Butterfly Bush are an important summer food source for honeybees and other pollinators, along with Clematis, Honeysuckle and Hebe. While Hydrangea and Fuschia provide nectar in late summer, and Ivy is the final food source for our bees as summer turns to autumn.

Let’s not forget our great British trees. The season of planting trees has essentially passed, but there’s always next year to plan for. Plan Bee surprisingly recommended crab apples which not only are great for honeybees, but amazing crab apple jelly can be made from the fruit, and once fallen the apples provide a sustainable food source for birds, hedgehogs and other small garden animals.

British Wildflower Seedbombs can help you transform waste ground, or even a corner of your garden into a pollinator paradise, while providing all generations with a bright and colourful gardening experience.

You can check out our special Plan Bee Pollinator Beebom by clicking here