For info. Urge to gardeners he


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3033817.stm


.... though it seems you may have to attend the Chelsea Flower Show in
order to find out how you can help, as the article provides little more
than a hint.

In fairness however, they do carry links to the homepages of English
Nature and the National Trust. A couple of links direct to bee info at
those sites:


http://www.english-nature.org.uk/news/story.asp?ID=467

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/envi...apers/bee1.htm



--
Neil Trotter, Canewdon, UK. (Amend email address to use).

Neil Trotter typed:

For info. Urge to gardeners he


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OK I'll bite as I have noticed fewer Bumblebees this year.
Ive got an area of overgrown land with oak and chestnut trees so it's shady.
Which of the following recommended plants would you NOT recommend i
plant as the area is close to my main garden.
And also anyone know were you can buy these weeds!.
Red clover
birds-foot trefoil,
red bartsia
and black knapweed.
Hedgerow species such as
white dead nettle,
hedge woundwort,
tufted vetch
bush vetch

And also anyone know were you can buy these weeds!.
Red clover
birds-foot trefoil,
red bartsia
and black knapweed.
Hedgerow species such as
white dead nettle,
hedge woundwort,
tufted vetch
bush vetch

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/wild.htm

Mary

In article , Mark
writes
Neil Trotter typed:

For info. Urge to gardeners he


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3033817.stm



OK I'll bite as I have noticed fewer Bumblebees this year.
Ive got an area of overgrown land with oak and chestnut trees so it's shady.
Which of the following recommended plants would you NOT recommend i
plant as the area is close to my main garden.
And also anyone know were you can buy these weeds!.
Red clover
birds-foot trefoil,
red bartsia
and black knapweed.
Hedgerow species such as
white dead nettle,
hedge woundwort,
tufted vetch
bush vetch


There's a nursery near us (Leeds) that sells all of those, but I don't
think they do mail order. Landlif in Liverpool do do mail order.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Mark wrote:
Neil Trotter typed:

For info. Urge to gardeners he


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3033817.stm



OK I'll bite as I have noticed fewer Bumblebees this year.
Ive got an area of overgrown land with oak and chestnut trees so
it's
shady. Which of the following recommended plants would you NOT
recommend i plant as the area is close to my main garden.
And also anyone know were you can buy these weeds!.
Red clover
birds-foot trefoil,
red bartsia
and black knapweed.
Hedgerow species such as
white dead nettle,
hedge woundwort,
tufted vetch
bush vetch

The Bumblebees that I have observed appear to favour a degree of open
ground where they can readily identify their nest entrances. Chopping
down an adjacent plant or raking the soil can cause the bees no end of
confusion. For that reason I wouldn't have thought that dense ground
cover plants like clover and trefoil would be most suitable. In fact,
I would go so far as to recommend cracks in concrete or paving as
ideal locations - provided the underlying soil is capable of
excavation.

--
ned

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And also anyone know were you can buy these weeds!.
Red clover
birds-foot trefoil,
red bartsia
and black knapweed.
Hedgerow species such as
white dead nettle,
hedge woundwort,
tufted vetch
bush vetch

Chiltern Seeds.

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Tony
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OK I'll bite as I have noticed fewer Bumblebees this year.
Ive got an area of overgrown land with oak and chestnut trees so it's
shady.
Which of the following recommended plants would you NOT recommend i
plant as the area is close to my main garden.
And also anyone know were you can buy these weeds!.
Red clover
birds-foot trefoil,
red bartsia
and black knapweed.
Hedgerow species such as
white dead nettle,
hedge woundwort,
tufted vetch
bush vetch

I'm fed up of this story. Our bumble bee population has been in decline for
many years and it's nothing to do with lack of nectar and pollen. It's about
loss of habitat by intensive farming, tidy gardening and building. This last
is the hook for the latest journalistic hyperbole, that brown-field sites
are being built on.

There's nothing new in the story and growing all the above plants won't save
the bumble bee or any other insects. Affording the right habitats will.

Trouble is, most people don't like most insects. Nor weeds. Nor untidy
gardens.

And if they see a few bees going in and out of the compost heap they shut
the windows, hide under tables and ring for the pest control folk.

An exaggeration? Of course. Just like the news stories.

Mary