Israel and Bobby have in Nursery have enjoyed creating honeycomb prints on World Bee Day!
Here are some ways you can help save the bees at home…
Food for bees
Bees need a wide range of plants that flower from spring to autumn to feed from. These include:
- alyssum, cornflower, sunflower, michaelmas daisy and sweet william for nectar in summer
- bluebells, rosemary, geranium and honeysuckle
- ivy and shrub willows for food in early and late parts of the year
Creating shelters for bumblebees
Bumblebees need to find places to nest and hibernate in. You can help by:
- creating patches of bare earth in warm sheltered spaces for nesting sites
- leaving a pile of stones, dead plant stems, fallen leaves and log piles for bumble bees to hibernate in over winter
