Bees
Gardening

Lucozade for your bees?

by Malachy Doherty / 13th Aug 2021
Our bees are very busy gathering nectar and pollen for the winter.
Gardening

Bee Kind, Plant Tubular Flowers

by CountryLife / 26th May 2020
Tubular-shaped flowers are an important food source for long-tongued garden bumblebees! Foxgloves Foxglove are a biennial hedgerow plant with colourful…
Pets & Wildlife

DIY Watering Station For Pollinators

by CountryLife / 1st May 2020
Collecting pollen is thirsty work- here’s how you can provide bees with a water station in your garden.
Pets & Wildlife

Make Your Own Bee Hotel

by CountryLife / 6th Apr 2020
Wild Bees forage close to home and so need suitable nesting sites nearby. Artificial nesting sites are fun and easy to make:
Gardening

Creating a buzz with Operation PolliNation

by CountryLife / 4th Jul 2019
Bee-friendly flowerbeds will be popping up everywhere as the CountryLife Garden Centre network is donating free flowering perennials and wild…
Outdoor Garden

Pollinators for an Irish garden

by Teresa / 23rd Apr 2019
Gardeners have a key role to play in helping pollinators do their work