Super foods for Bees and Butterflies



Plant flowers and Bees will Follow
Do you think our Pollinators are declining
Do the Windscreen Test.
10-15 years ago, If your travelled a few miles , your windscreen would have bees splattered on it
Now it takes a few week of driving for the same result
Lets feed the Bees
Here is a list of Bee friendly Plants 

Super food for butterflies

Since 1984 50% of the Irish Butterfly species have drastically declined.
The following is a list of super foods for butterflies
•Borage •Lupin •Phlox  •Salvia  •Rudbekia
•Aubertia •Verbena •Sedums •Delphinium •Lavender •Sage

•Buddleia (Buzz) Dwarf Variety
•Single Flowering Dahlia
•Nicotiana  •Cosmos  •Delphinium  •Oregano  •Primroses  •Catmint  •Hebe •Wallfower
Have you tried an over ripen Banana to Feed the Butterflies


Happy gardening

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