Grow a million bumblebee miles

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that bumblebees have a 75% higher metabolic rate than hummingbirds? These furry insects need a lot of energy! And your neighbourhood could help fuel our native bumblebees to fly 1 million miles. The secret is plants. We speak to RHS wildlife expert Helen Bostock and the pollinator team at RHS Science who have designed three planters that will give bees, and people, a real boost. Podcast hosts Guy Barter and Gareth Richards discuss companion planting, and Lucy Bellamy shares some simple yet fabulous planting combinations from her latest book, Grow 5. Useful links Find out more about the RHS bumblebee planters RHS wildlife gardening hub Grow your own fruit and veg Grow 5 by Lucy Bellamy

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.1	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance.
0:09.3	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of...
0:14.7	The best hiding place ever.
0:17.4	Booth!
0:18.2	Put your day out of dreams in the hands of the experts.
0:21.6	It's the greatest show in Earth.
0:23.7	At an RHS garden near you.
0:25.5	Book tickets online for discounts plus under fives go free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:31.9	The spring mornings of May are like no other.
0:35.1	As the weather becomes warmer and more humid, insects, bugs and
0:38.3	bees stop to multiply in frolic during these longer, brighter days. And while some insects
0:43.8	wait for the day to warm up a few degrees before getting up, some bumblebees zoom out first
0:48.5	thing. With their thick furry coats, they can withstand the cooler mornings and seize
0:53.0	the quiet hours to harvest pollen and
0:54.7	nectar before the competition has even woken up. You might be picturing a green and pastoral
1:00.0	countryside scene but the city is just as valuable as a source of precious nectar. But if you've
1:06.2	only got limited space and knowing what to grow is essential. Which is why today's episode is filled with all the best information on companion planting
1:14.4	in small spaces to create a beautiful garden that's a feast for our eyes as well as for hungry
1:19.6	pollinators. We'll be talking with a brilliant mind to RHS Garden Wisley about how they're
1:24.1	campaigning to get enough gardeners across the country to grow an arrangement of plants that will provide nectar to support a million bumblebee miles.
1:32.0	That's enough to get these bees to the moon and back.
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