hymenoptera
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How to Attract Ground-Dwelling Bees to Your Garden (and Why You Should)
Spring means flowers, and where there are flowers, there will be bees. These pollinators are a crucial part of the ecosystem, facilitating reproduction for many plants and playing a crucial role in the food chain. But what a lot of people don’t realise is that most bees don’t live in hives. Seventy per cent of…
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How to Attract Wasps to Your Garden (and Why You Should)
Wasps have a public relations problem. Sure, there are probably plenty of people out there who aren’t big fans of bees — especially if they’ve had an allergic reaction to being stung by one — but ultimately, most would make their feelings known with the caveat that they realise that bees are important for pollination…
