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Bee-kind test

Mark56Mark56 Windsor, BerkshirePosts: 1,653
in Wildlife gardening

http://bumblebeeconservation.org/get-involved/gardening-for-bees

Scroll down to the 'bee kind tool', what score did you all get? Not a competition just interested image

I'll start - 2789 points 

note: These plants are only applicable to bumbles. 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Central Norfolk UKPosts: 58,632

    Wow, I got 5017 points image

    We've really been working at increasing our bee-friendliness, and now that we've created two 'sunny beds' we can grow so many more plants that provide what the bees need.

    I must say, we never have a problem with pollination on our beans image

    Last edited: 18 March 2017 18:00:56

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  • pansyfacepansyface PEAK DISTRICT DerbyshirePosts: 16,216

    4114 image

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 23,700

    3967 , but it kept freezing saying

    Can’t find what you’re looking for?

    even when I was clicking on colours, or months.

    Devon.
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 ManchesterPosts: 5,120

    I got 3,947 ?.  We've already had a few big fat bumblies coming into the conservatory over the past fortnight. They seem to sit on the windowsill for a bit of a warm up and then buzz off again image

    Nice link Mark, thanks ??

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 23,700

    Do I need to up my game before the Bees arrive next month?

    Devon.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Leicestershire, UKPosts: 8,281

    4,984 but I have been going out of my way to plant bee-friendly plants for quite a few years now. image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet PeterboroughPosts: 26,088

    5874

  • Bright starBright star Wrea GreenPosts: 695

    I certainly do hosta! My only excuse is I'm gardening from scratch on a newbuild garden a year old. The site gave me lots of suggestions of plants to grow, my score was just above the average for my area?

    Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

  • raisingirlraisingirl East Devon, on the Edge of Exmoor.Posts: 3,771

    Snap Nut- 5874 image. I have a lot of wild flowers and soft fruit

    Last edited: 18 March 2017 18:50:56

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet PeterboroughPosts: 26,088

    Great raisingirl, I have wildflowers and my pears/apples/cherries are the wild version as well. I think they count as they get smothered in bees

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