bees

Finn got these facts and list of plants from www.co-operative.coop/ethicsinaction/takeaction/planbee/bees-what-you-need-to-know
there is also a movie you can watch. :)
Things you can do for bees:

• allow a patch of grass to grow long and densely plant an area of your flowerbed to provide bees with shelter from the rain or a sudden drop in temperature
• provide water for bees to drink – this can be as simple as a shallow edged dish of water with pebbles in it to help bees climb in and out
• reduce the use of pesticides in your garden
• do not keep unwashed honey jars outside the back door. Honeybees may feed on the remaining honey and overseas honey can contain bacteria and spores that are harmful to the bees, which they may then take back to the rest of the colony
• protect swarms – if you see a swarm of bees, contact the local authority or the police, who will contact a local beekeeper to collect the swarm and give it a new home.

Bee-friendly flower seeds:

Alyssum
Annual coreopsis
Annual scabious
Bee sage
Borage
Candytuft
Catmint
Chives
Clover
Comfrey
Common poppy
Corn chamomile
Corn marigold
Corncockle
Cornflower
Dahlias Deadnettle
Devil's bit scabious
Field Woundwort
Foxglove
French marigoldGoldenrod
Greater knapweed
Larkspur Lesser snapdragon
Lungwort Meadow clary
Mexican hat Nasturtium
Round-leaved fluellin
Sage
Sea holly
Sedum
Spiked speedwell
Sunflower Sweet William Teasel
Thistle
Tobacco plant
Viper's bugloss
Whorled clary
Wild clary
-finn