World Bee Day celebrates ALL bees, not just honey bees.
My photo shows a bumblebee enjoying a forrage in a fuscia - most likely this was in August. In May, there are not so many flowers out, so there are some things you can do to help bees at this time and celebrate World Bee Day with them
Plant early flowering plants so they have something to forrage on in the early months as they emerge from the hives. The bees around me just love my Hellibores and spring bulbs... You don't have to have a big garden - I grow these in pots.
My photo shows a bumblebee enjoying a forrage in a fuscia - most likely this was in August. In May, there are not so many flowers out, so there are some things you can do to help bees at this time and celebrate World Bee Day with them
Plant early flowering plants so they have something to forrage on in the early months as they emerge from the hives. The bees around me just love my Hellibores and spring bulbs... You don't have to have a big garden - I grow these in pots.
| | Wild flowers are great - the bees near me get very excited when the wild garlic appears. Check out what wild flowers are native to you. |
No mow May
Leave what little flowers that grow alone!
For example, despite the fact that dandelions are commonly perceived as a weed by the gardeners, theyare an important source of nectar and pollen not only for bees but also for butterflies, moths and other pollinators - particularly before the full flush of summer flowers appear.
See the links below for more information.
Leave what little flowers that grow alone!
For example, despite the fact that dandelions are commonly perceived as a weed by the gardeners, theyare an important source of nectar and pollen not only for bees but also for butterflies, moths and other pollinators - particularly before the full flush of summer flowers appear.
See the links below for more information.
 Out in the USA and Canada now from Charlesbridge Publishing |  Coming in August in the UK & Ireland from Alanna Max |
Read about No Mow May here
Find out about which flowers help bees...
Did you know that bees can see the colour purple more clearly than any other colour... Or that tubular-shaped flowers are an important source of food for long-tongued bees such as the garden bumblebee. Read more here.
For the best flowers to plant in the USA, see here and here
For Ireland and the UK, there's information about Spring flowers here
and general informaiton about flowers here
and this No Mow piece has great advice about wildflowers for bees
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