The female Ivy bees are out. If you're really lucky, you may see them emerging from burrows in soft, sandy...
What a difference a drip hose irrigation makes
Three heatwaves in and the south facing planter on Bow Bells House in the City is looking magnificent on 27...
Third year of KCL project – some success
Spring 2026 at Guy's Memorial Gardening - added Red Mason Bee cocoons following better planting for bees to provide nectar...
Bees in a heatwave
Many of you will be concerned about how bees have fared during this summer's heatwaves and droughts, especially in England...
Autumn bees
Autumn is such an exciting month for bee spotting because it’s when Ivy bees - our last solitary bee of...
Gardening without chemicals to protect wildlife
Weil’s roof terrace is a top 5 City rooftop for pollinators. One reason is its none use of chemicals. Why...
Herbs feed wild bees
There are more than 250 wild bee species in the UK. Most do not conform to our idea of a...
Wildlife-friendly garden maintenance
How you maintain a green space is as important as its creation to provide habitat for wildlife DO Allow trees...
August bees
Bee diversity doesn't diminish in late summer. The bees you'll see this month vary hugely in size, colour and shape....
Feeding bees in a drought
Look at the difference a regular supply of water makes to a planter with a shallow depth of soil. After...
July bees
Bee spotting gets a bit trickier this month, with lots of diminutive solitary bees flying including our tichiest UK bee,...
Pollinating London Together 2025 – Habitat Survey
Bow Bells House, by St Paul's, and Weil roof terrace in Fetter Lane both scored in the top 5 for...
A ‘bee safari’
What you need Flowers - any green space, from a park to a garden, allotment, or cemetary. Anywhere where there...
Bees in Bloomsbury – 12 storeys high! (May 2026)
During an hour-long monitoring visit to the roof of a 12 storey building in Bloomsbury on 28 May, from 9.30-...
Summer bees 2026
This month, it's always sad to no longer see Hairy-footed flower bees and Red mason bees, as their short life-cycles...
Bees to See in May
This month, hopefully you will see at least one new bumblebee species, a new mason bee, four types of mining bee, the...
Secrets of the Bees – filming on Bow Bells House
In July 2025, I invited National Geographic filmmaker, Bertie Gregory, to the rooftop garden I created and maintain for wild...
April 2026 Bees
Pictured above are the six most common solitary bee species this month: , Tawny mining bee, Buffish mining bee, Red mason bee, Orange-tailed...
Early spring bees
If you’re new to bee spotting, March is a good month to begin If you’ve been waiting all winter to...
February flyers
Tips for IDing February bees: The arrival of the male Hairy-Footed Flower Bee by the end of the month is quite...