Now’s the time to get your garden ready to welcome bees. Here are the Bee Friendly Trust’s top five flowers for attracting bees (and butterflies, hover flies and moths) to your plot – that aren’t lavender. Best for gardening novices: Borage Borage produces prolific blue flowers, which, after being visited by a bee, replenish their …
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Time is Running Out for Bees
Time is Running Out. That’s the important message portrayed by our latest art installation at London Bridge Railway Station. Back in 2020, the Bee Friendly Trust launched a competition to create a unique sculpture that would draw public attention to the worrying fact that populations of honey bee and many other vital pollinators are dwindling. …
Celebrating World Bee Day
Today (Thursday 20th) is World Bee Day! Which means 24 hours of celebrations for our buzzing friends. To mark the occasion we asked our bee-friendly partners to share the moments that made them fall in love with bees. Visit Our Partners page to find out more about the people who support the Bee Friendly Trust …
What Makes a Town Bee Friendly?
Do you think your town or city has what it takes to be awarded bee-friendly status? We’re looking to work with towns and cities across England to make them more suitable for supporting bees and other pollinators. And that means more than simply creating more wildflower areas and wildlife spaces (although that’s a good starting …
Cheerios and the BFT Offer Breakfast for Bees
This month sees the launch of the Cheerios Save the Bees campaign. We’re proud to be supporting this campaign, which sees the wholegrain cereal brand sending out free packets of sunflower seeds to its consumers. Look for promotional packs on supermarket shelves from now on (you’ll see the Bee Friendly Trust logo on the box) …
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London Bridge to get Innovative Bee Sculpture
Last year, we launched a competition to design a unique and innovative bee-themed sculpture for London Bridge Station. We received a wealth of original and interactive designs, all using primarily recycled materials. Picking one winning entry was a tough job for our panel of judges, which featured representatives from London Bridge Station, Amalgam Modelmaking and …
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Grow Back Greener
Here’s a sneak peak at the latest wildlife space to be created at Coram’s Fields, London. Following on from the success of our lockdown project, we are pleased to be supported by the Mayor of London and the Grow Back Greener Fund for this new initiative. The space will include an orchard – abandoned for …
BFT Launches Sculpture Competition at London Bridge
Calling all artists and creatives! How would you like your artworks to be seen my the masses, on display at London Bridge Rail Station, London? The Bee Friendly Trust has launched a nationwide competition to create a unique sculpture for the rail station, that captures the essence of the honey bee. The sculpture, to be …
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Shop for Charity on Amazon Smile
While we’d rather you shop local and independent, we understand there are times when Amazon is the simplest option. When those times arise, be sure to use the Amazon Smile platform. For every purchase you make via Amazon Smile, Amazon will make a donation to your nominated charity. Which means, if you choose the Bee …
Bee Friendly Planting Projects Win Awards
Let’s hear it for the bees! We’re buzzing with excitement, this month, because not only one – but three! – of our bee-friendly wildlife planting projects received an award. Our station gardens at Alresford Rail Station, Essex and Sudbury Town Rail Station, London plus the youth centre garden at Coram’s Fields, London have all received …
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