Bee Safari 2024
Have you ever wanted to know more about the bees in your garden? Well, here’s your chance. Join Bee champion, author and award winning writer, Jean Vernon for a bee safari around the Yeo Valley Organic Garden. Jean will introduce you to some of our fabulous bumblebees and solitary bees. Her bee safari will also help you understand how to garden to support all of our bees and other essential pollinators.
You will be educated in the huge diversity of our garden bees, and Jean will advise the sorts of flowers that really will make a difference and reveal some fascinating things you may not know about our amazing garden bees!
Jean Vernon (aka Jeanie Bee) is an award winning writer and author of The Secret Lives of Garden Bees. She is on a mission to unravel, demystify and explain the intricate balance of nature. As well as introducing everyone to the familiar and unfamiliar bees and other pollinators that live in our gardens.
Bee image – Debi Holland Gardening
When & Where
10.00 – 12.30
Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Holt Farm, Blagdon BS40 7SQ
Saturday 4th May
Thursday 13th June
Thursday 18th July
£28 per person
Suitable for ages 12 and up.
How to book?
Includes arrival coffee, tour and talk, and garden entry.
Arriving for 10am, meet Jean in the Yeo Yurt for a coffee, after which the talk and walk will happen. The morning draws to a close after some Q&A back in the yurt. You are then welcome to stay on and enjoy the garden. Our garden cafe will be open for drinks, snacks and cakes.
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What do people think?
– AlisonWhat a brilliant morning in a beautiful place. Jean shared a massive amount of interesting information, which showed how fascinating the world of bees is and also how we can help them.
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