Plan Bee

I'm not really an eco-warrior type. I'm too lazy if truth be told. But I am somewhat of an eco-worrier. I get rattled by reports and news stories about depleting fish populations and the devastating impact climate change is having on the beautiful polar bear.

But these kinds of reports can often feel very far from home and they rarely spur me to actually do something...again, pure laziness on my part.

But occasionally, I stumble across a story that brings it all home and forces me to take action, however small. Sarah Brown (the PM's wife) did a fantastic piece in The Guardian the other week about the humble British bee and the trouble it is facing as a result of the migration to England of foreign, aggressive species of bee. The much gentler native British bee is dying out, or at least it will if nothing is done to help it.

There have been a few campaigns mounted already ('Plan Bee' being one of them...I just love that name!) but it's possible for even the laziest eco-worrier to get involved too. Simply by planting a few types of herbs and plants that our little bee friend likes to spend sunny afternoons with.

So last week that is what I did, thanks to a trip down the road to our local garden shop.

Parsley, thyme, basil mint, oregano, african daisies...I got a whole range of things which are currently languishing in plastic pots and old metal tins on our kitchen windowsill and patio until I can get them re-potted.

I've already spotted a few friendly buzzing creatures hovvering around them, even though they're not in flower...here's hoping they keep on coming!

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