Please Please Help Our Bees

[Canary42]

Get planting please
To save our bees.

Come on all you animal lovers, forget for a moment the dead horse, and turn your attention to living bees.

The future of Britain’s bees hangs in the balance. Over the last few decades, we’ve lost 97% of our wildflower meadows. Our bees' food supply is starting to run out. And if they’ve got less food, there’ll be fewer bees to pollinate our crops - which means we’ll have less food too.

And last month, the UK Government approved the use of a bee-killing pesticide, showing the health of our bees isn't a priority for them.

In order to protect our bees, there’s something I need your help with. Evidence shows that planting bee-friendly flowers in our gardens could be the key to saving our bees. So if thousands of us plant bee friendly flowers in our gardens, on our windowsills, or in a nearby green space, we can make sure our bees are able to thrive this spring.

I’ve planted plenty, please will you do so too. Thank you.


Get planting please
To save our bees.

Get planting please
To save our bees.

Get planting please
To save our bees.

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[Gill1941]

I agree, Canary. We must do all we can to help these beautiful creatures even if it is for a selfish reason as they pollinate all our fruits etc and we would be in dire straits without them.

I plant lots of bee friendly plants just because I love bees.
As Canary says - get planting please.

[woofgang]

Not only get planting...stop clearing up. Chris Packham is doing a can you resist thing to get people to stop clearing up to early before hibernating wildlife has emerged. Then there is No Mow May to support wildflowers and the wildlife that needs them. Monty Don has been saying for years that everyone should leave corners of their gardens untouched ever. I can smugly say that I have been gardening like this for over 40 years.

[dannyk13]

I cannot do anything about planting flowers but, most years, bees nest undisturbed in my house eaves.

[burlyshirley]

I signed a petition to try and stop the government approving that pesticide and I know a lot of others who signed it too, let's hope it does some good. I am also going to plant out a lot of wildflower seeds this spring that will help bees and butterflies, plus I have a huge buddleia bush that attracts them.

As for the horse, dead it may be, but apparently it died of a heart attack - pushed to the limit maybe by that vile bloke who thought it was funny to pose laughing on its body. Sorry Canary, but that horse deserves to be remembered too, probably had a rotten life with that scumbag.

[Prudie]

Is there something in today's news about this? Only because my M-I-L has just rung me to suggest I buy a bee-bomb from amazon (although I already have masses of bee loving plants in my garden)
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[shaneystar2]

burleyshirley...I signed the petiton too and it seems our voices have been heard.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/03/bee-killing-pesticide-now-will-not-be-used-on-uk-sugar-beet-fields

[barry1010]

Sugar beet doesn't attract bees because it doesn't flower. Not sure what has the greatest overall impact on the environment - using that chemical under strict conditions or having to import more sugar grown from cane. I do agree everyone should be attracting bees to their gardens. Get rid of patios and decking

[woofgang]

barry, you don't need to get rid of all patios and decking. Pots and tubs can be valuable habitats, especially if they are a good size.

[burlyshirley]

Wow thanks shaney, that's great news !

[ladybirder]

I started a thread about bees a while back. This is one of the best Bee Hotels you can buy, If you look on my thread you can see how and where to site it on gingejbee's answers.
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Here's my thread.
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Media-and-TV/Question1719033.html

[roopower]

Agreed,canary. I signed a petition asking the government to reconsider the pesticides and wrote to my MP. I had an email back from him saying they had not agreed to use the pesticides, carte blanche, but any use is too much. I have a mock orange bush, amongst other things in my garden. Its full of bees in the summer, they love it.

[roopower]

Our council has seeded a lot of grass verges with wild flowers, they look lovely and attract bees and butterflies.

[queen 1954]

I have a low maintenance garden now but will be filling the many pots i have full of flowers like i did last year.They have some lovely bee friendly packs of seeds in wilkos.I have a bee hotel too to put up this year.

[Buenchico]

If you've got a privet hedge, as millions of households have, one way to help bees is simply to make it a rule that you never cut it back until after it's flowered. I see privet hedges all over the place but it's actually quite unusual to see one in flower because people trim them back far too often. That's a great shame because bees really love privet.

[brainiac]

Made me think of one for another thread: Saving Privet Ryan

[TonyV]

They do a good job with pollinating

[Chipchopper]

I went crazy last year, planting annual flowers and meadow wild flowers like there was no tomorrow.
This year I'm taking it to a higher level and planting even more, we must get the numbers up of these vital pollinators!

[Maydup]

Anyone who has with a small outdoor space, even a balcony, can help the bees withn a couple of containers. Lavender is good and some Borage both of which can be used in the kitchen too.

[woofgang]

Buenchico "If you've got a privet hedge, as millions of households have, one way to help bees is simply to make it a rule that you never cut it back until after it's flowered. I see privet hedges all over the place but it's actually quite unusual to see one in flower because people trim them back far too often. That's a great shame because bees really love privet."
it smells lovely too, one of the scents of my childhood. You don't even need a hedge, one bush will help.

[Chipchopper]

I was enjoying a bit of sunshine in the garden yesterday, when a large, single bumblebee flew by and quickly zoomed in on my primroses to refuel.
I was glad that I had something there to attract him, seeing that the snowdrops have now faded.