Fair Oak & Horton Heath Greening
Did you know that one out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollination taking place?
​
Plants rely on insects to pollinate their flowers. They cannot make seeds without receiving pollen, usually from another flower. Without bees, butterflies and other insects visiting flowers, there would be no tomatoes, strawberries, apples, pears, raspberries, carrots, beans …..the list goes on. And very few flowers in our gardens and countryside!
For far too long we’ve taken the essential work bees do for us, for granted. Climate change, the use of pesticides and the reduction of flower habitats due to development, have meant a rapid and dangerous decline in the number of our pollinators.
​
The Fair Oak and Horton Heath Greening Campaign are asking parish residents to help us make spaces for our bees and create pollinator patches. We hope that the tips below will help you to support us in this worthy cause.
​
Sign Up to Bee Counted!
​
​
Edible Window Boxes
If you find you are still struggling for space, how about planting a window box, with edible flowers and herbs to delight the bees and your bellies!
​
Edible flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables which do well in window boxes are: -
Perennial Flower Bed
Got an unloved space in your garden and want to create bee friendly flower bed?
Try these top 10 pollinator plants!
Planting Ideas for Balconies
Even in a small confined space such as a balcony or small roof terrace it is possible to attract bees and other pollinating insects by choosing plants that do well in containers and can tolerate shallow growing conditions.
Try these 10 plants for pots or containers!