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GardenAdvice Bees Project
If you are up to a bit of hard work then we could do with your assistance with the GardenAdvice Bee Project.
Our bee project is designed to support over 10,000 mini Bee and other pollinating insect garden reserves created in our member’s and viewers’ gardens.
Whist, it’s not possible with the resources available to us to carry out research into disease and pests affecting Bees it is possible with your help to create a network of gardens that provide Bees and other pollinating insects with a reliable supply of food and shelter in changing climate conditions.
In simple terms, the spring activity in plants, animals and insects is triggered mainly by accumulative light and temperature levels designed to trigger the activity of insects such as bees and plants to work together to the benefit of both in respect of pollination and food sources.
Climate change has affected spring light and temperate accumulative levels to a different degree affecting spring activity in Bees and other pollinating insects when no food sources are available through flowers.
Our Bee Project is designed to create a number of gardens that contain food sources with flowers that provide a reliable source for pollinating insects in a wide range of local climatic conditions.
How you can help with our Bee project. Sign up your garden into our Bee project through our MyGardenTeam service which will involve the following
1. Creating a simple site plan for your garden and work with our experts to create a planting design for your garden to benefit Bees and other pollinating insects
2. Grow 50 plants for your garden in conjunction with the planting plan you have created with our experts from seed, rooted cuttings, compost and pots we will provide you with. Our MyGardenTeam service will provide you with all the advice and assistance you will need to make sure you raise the plants even if you do not have green fingers !!
3. Observe and report for a minimum of 10 hours per year which involves observation and reporting online about when your plants are flowering and how many visits they have received for insects over an hour at a time you choose.
We expect the project to last for 3 years during which time you will receive monthly updates and advice as collective information from the scheme is turned into practical advice by our experts.
In return for your assistance you will be provided with our full MyGardenTeam service worth £175 per year which covers all your gardening projects with expert garden visits, feed lawn care up to 75 square metres and other benefits.
For further information on the GardenAdvice Bee project and to apply please visit our MyGardenTeam service
If you are under 13 years of age and are planning to use a garden that’s not yours you will need to gain written permission from your guardian/parent or owner of the garden. We will provide you with details on how to do this. For further information please join the GardenAdvice young gardeners club Click here or send us an email at admin@gardenadvice.co.uk
For details on the GardenAdvice Seeds for bees project Click Here
