Wild flowers have been sown at Caithness farms to attract bees.A recent BBC article highlights the work being carried out in Scotland to help boost numbers of the rare great yellow bumblebee.Money from Highland Council's Landfill Communities Fund was used to help set up a project to sow wild … [Read more...]
Keeping Honey Bees
Print This PostMay 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A garden cannot thrive without bees and bees increasingly need gardens in order to survive.Beekeeping has seen a sudden surge in popularity, probably due to press exposure over the last year or two about the plight of Britain's honey bees.The British Bee Keeping Association has seen a 25% … [Read more...]
Bumbles in the Orchard
Print This PostMarch 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bumble Bees play a vital role in the early fruit garden with apples, pears cherries and raspberries relying on these creatures for pollination. … [Read more...]
