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    • What are Pollinators?
    • Why Care About Pollinators?
    • Meet the Pollinators
    • Threats to Pollinators
  • How to Help
    • Flower to the People
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wildflower meadow at The Elms, St Mary, Jersey

Barry Wells

Flowering Plants for Pollinators in Winter

22/01/2020 //  by Barry Wells

Although there are very few pollinating insects active in January and February, those that do appear are often …

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Great Pollinator Reads in 2019

25/11/2019 //  by Barry Wells

With Christmas just around the corner, here are some great books to buy as presents, or to put on your own Santa’s wish …

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Cuckoo Bumblebee or True (social) Bumblebee?

23/06/2019 //  by Barry Wells

From May onwards, Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebees start appearing in gardens, searching for established bumblebee nests. From …

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March Spotlight species

04/03/2019 //  by Barry Wells

One of the most conspicuous insects found on cliff paths and in meadows at this time of the year is the Black Oil Beetle …

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early bumblebee on lungwort pulmonaria

Plant of the month – Lungwort

25/02/2019 //  by Barry Wells

Pulmonaria is a very early spring blooming plant with a strange, common name of Lungwort. The scientific name Pulmonaria …

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Great pollinator reads in 2018

23/11/2018 //  by Barry Wells

With Christmas just around the corner, here are some great books to buy as presents, or to put on your own Santa's wish …

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Plant of the month – Blue Eryngo

31/07/2018 //  by Barry Wells

Eryngium planum, known as Blue Eryngo or Flat Sea Holly, is native to central and southeastern Europe and central Asia. …

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Plant of the month – Hawthorn

25/05/2018 //  by Barry Wells

A familiar site this month is the “Mayflower” or Hawthorn. The name haw, originally an Old English term for hedge, …

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May Spotlight Species

16/05/2018 //  by Barry Wells

One of the commonest kind of solitary bee on the wing this month is the “Nomad” Bee. Often mistaken for small wasps, …

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Ponds & Pollinators

28/04/2018 //  by Barry Wells

Not everyone would consider ponds when thinking about garden habitats for pollinators. However, if planted with these …

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April Spotlight Species

06/04/2018 //  by Barry Wells

Peacock butterflies (Aglais io) are now coming out of hibernation and appearing in our gardens. They will have spent the …

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Food for caterpillars

03/04/2018 //  by Barry Wells

While bees and wasps require pollen and nectar-rich flowers to feed themselves and their young, butterflies and moths …

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