The (Lady)birds and the Bees

Our investment in these mini-homes for mini-beasts will be good for our gardens too - butterflies are pollinators and ladybirds are good predators. So look out for more colourful flying things, and less ‘orrible little aphids and greenflies in the Bar One and Interval gardens next spring.

You might even want to put something similar in your own garden? (Google “ladybird tower” or “butterfly tower” to find out more!)

For a video about why bumblebees at the moment need all the help they can get: http://vanishingbees.co.uk or if you’d rather just see a strange and slightly hypnotic video of a swarm of bees(!): http://vimeo.com/5450149