CREATE AN ORGANIC BEE GARDEN!
Drastic bee decline threatens us all - but it is surprisingly easy for us all to help.
Go Organic in your Gardens!
It seem increasingly likely that chemicals used in agriculture and our gardens have contributed to drastic bee decline - something that threatens our very way of life and all of our futures.
But all us gardeners (even if you've only got a window box!) - can help put right this terrible situation. If gardeners used organic methods the bee problem would be alleviated to a great extent. If we go organic in our gardens we can do a lot of good for our fuzzy friends, wildlife.........and ourselves.........
Read what Tony Juniper, environmental campaigner, says about our work.....
“Bees are vital for the functioning of natural systems. The fact that they are in decline should sound alarms for us humans. We are as much a part of nature as birds and trees, and rely on natural systems to meet all our needs. Bees are very much a part of our human ecology, not least through the work they do for us pollinating plants, including many of the crops that provide our food.
Bees appear to be suffering from a combination of pressures. They include malnutrition caused by lack of food, in large part due to modern monoculture farming methods that reduce wild plant diversity. They are the victims of pesticide use and other chemical pollution.
One way to make a difference is to join in the activities of the Bees Action Network. They are making a difference in several ways, not least through encouraging organic gardening and the provision of the essential food plants that bees need to thrive. Flower rich gardens buzzing with wild bees are a pleasure as well as a necessary part of functioning ecosystems, and taking action for bees can easy as well as pleasant.”
Here's How You can Help..........
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- Use biodynamic or organic seeds and plants. 'Conventionally' produced seeds, unless they state they are organic can have a pestcide or chemical dressing - get them from Stormy Hall here
(The benefits of these seeds are that they are completely untreated, and they should self seed - unlike F1 Hybrids which can be sterile.)
See our Bee Loving plant/seed list - click here
Use natural organic dressings and soil treatments on your soil
Cut the Chemicals! Demand natural alternatives from your garden centre
For flowering bee plants visit www.beehappyplants.co.uk info@beehappyplants.co.uk
For vegetable plug plants go to Rocket Garden www.rocketgardens.co.uk
For bee boxes and other pollinator houses visit Ark Wildlife at www.arkwildlife.co.uk
We think all living things would benefit from an organic diet - and to stop your pets doing a pesticide poo in your garden and contaminating your pure soil -
feed Organipets dried dog and cat food - accredited by PETA www.organipets.co.uk
If you would like to make a donation towards our work to help bees - outlined on our sister website www.beesactionnetwork.org you can donate via Pay Pal
