Tuesday, 8 January 2013

5 bee-friendly gardens in England


5 bee-friendly gardens in England


Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond This English garden was developed
in 1993, the bee garden at Kew has three styles of beehive from simple skeps to modern wooden hives.
Tel: +44 (0)20 8332 5655. www.kew.org

The National Wildflower Centre, Liverpool A great English garden to learn about how to be wildlife friendly. Home to 19 species of butterfly as well as bees and birds in 35-acre Victorian park grounds (above).
Tel: +44 (0)1517 381913. www.nwc.org.uk

Garden Organic Ryton, Warks The insect-attracting attributes of a wildflower English garden meadow and a cornfield as well as lots of lavender and a host of different roses.
Open seven days a week, 9am-5pm. 
Tel: +44 (0)24 7630 3517. www.gardenorganic.org

RHSWisley, Woking A great English garden to see bees in the trees, buzzing away pollinating the blossom of apple, pear and other fruits. 
Tel: +44 (0)1483 224234.

Highgrove, Glos HRH The Prince of Wales has a wild flower meadow with endangered native plants, and his royal bees are so happy with the set-up they make organic honey now sold directly from the Highgrove shop in Tetbury.To visit, apply in writing.
www.princeofwales.org.uk

5 bee-friendly gardens in England

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