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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