The Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) - a newcomer fond of Ivy

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If you live in the South of England in an area with light soils and large stands of Ivy ( Hedera helix ) you may well get lucky and see the...

Reading Flower Meadows in September 2013

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Autumn is upon us and the flower meadows are drawing to a close now. There are still a few flowers left which attract pollinators but apart ...

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Comfrey is a great plant to have as the flowers look not only pretty and are very attractive to bumblebees but it is also a good compost act...

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The University of Bristol Botanical Gardens hosted their annual bee and pollination festival at the weekend. The event was a roaring success...

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With the fair weather continuing into August, our urban flower meadows have flourished under the sunshine this summer. Our perennial meadow...