Gardeners asked to look out for Le Bee

Monday, June 23 2008 17:51:08 by Alison Patel

Alison Patel writes: Gardeners are being asked to help a conservation trust record sightings of the nation's newest bumblebee that has flown to these shores from France.

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is hoping to encourage gardeners to take part in a survey to help monitor the Tree Bumblebee or Le Bee as it is known for short.

National Insect Week is taking place this week and Hemel online has reported that Wyevale Garden Centre in Tring wants to encourage their customers to take part in the survey.

John Wells, centre manager at the garden centre, said: "Bumblebees are beautiful creatures. They are also important pollinators of flowers and crops so are essential for gardening.

"We're offering visitors to the garden centre during National Insect Week, which runs until Sunday, June 29th, the opportunity to take home free survey forms to help monitor any Tree Bees they see."

Those interested in helping to spot Le Bee should note their distinctive markings. They have a brown colouring along the central body section, a black abdomen and a white tail.

Printer Friendly

Send to a Friend

Related "Gardening News" News

£100 free accessories with Karcher pressure washer (Wednesday, July 15 2009 13:22:47)

Gardeners who hurry to MowDirect can get their hands on £100 worth of free accessories with every purchase of a Karcher K2900 Deluxe Presure Washer. ... [ more ]

Best Show Garden awarded to allotment at Hampton (Tuesday, July 07 2009 16:59:45)

Judges at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show have awarded the Best Show Garden award to an allotment. ... [ more ]

Electric Verticutter alternative to Petrol Scarifier (Monday, June 29 2009 15:35:44)

To remove moss and dead plants from larger areas of lawn, only a verticutter will do. ... [ more ]

Gardening 'can save a small fortune' (Saturday, April 11 2009 09:00:00)

In these tough economic times, saving money is an important issue for many people. ... [ more ]

'Hotel for frogs' to open in Scotland (Friday, March 06 2009 09:16:00)

A volunteer group in Scotland is making plans to create a special habitat which will encourage local frogs to mate. ... [ more ]

Related Searches: "Gardening News"

Search our store for products related to "Gardening News"

RSS Feed

Keep up-to-date with the latest garden machinery news with our new

RSS news feed. If you are not sure what an RSS feed is then click here for a full explanation.

To view the news feed you will need to have a news reader installed or have an account with an online news aggregator.

Search News

News Categories

Gardeners asked to look out for Le Bee

RSS Feed

Story Archive