Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Redwings enjoying the remainders of the bramley apples. 060
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Here are the little stacking sieves I use the clean our home-grown seeds. This essential kit was originally for grading flour. 030
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Very cold this morning but we finally got the polytunnel cleaning finished. All the flood benches have been scrubbed and are ready for next years stick #plantsforpollinators 050
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 23/09/2025End of season plant sale. Last chance to buy this year. Rosybee.com 053
Reposted by RosybeeplantsCaroline S. Chaboo @cschaboo.bsky.social · 12/09/2025www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...npr.orgInsect populations drop even without direct human interference, a new study findsResearch published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit. 33320
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Shield bug on rudbeckia (about the best colour left in our parched garden) 0101
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 22/08/2025The buzziest plant in the garden this morning is origanum compacta. Impervious to drought apparently! 4 butterflies and 3 bumblebees in a 30cm circle. 050
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 19/07/2025The eryngium giganteums have done well this year and look fab with the echinacea. As self-seeders this is their composition. 090
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 15/07/2025The soldier beetles seem to love the eryngium plenum this year. 050
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 11/07/2025We have a stall at Whichford pottery in the north Cotswolds tomorrow supporting a talk by Kate Bradbury. Come and say ‘hi’ if you are in the area. www.whichfordpottery 010
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Lavender‘eidelweis’ busy with buff-tails this afternoon. Our longest-flowering lavender 1110
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Tiny bee on thrift (lasioglossum on Armenia maratima) 061
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 30/06/2025www.rosybee.com/plants/helia.... New to our range. Tall perennial sunflower.rosybee.comHelianthus 'lemon queen' — rosybee - plants for beesTray of 3 (they get big) This is a perannial sunflower that grows in clumps in to 2m (6ft) tall. If you want some height and drama at the back of a sunny border, this is the plant. Flowers in August... 130
Reposted by RosybeeplantsProf Duncan Westbury @duncanwestbury.bsky.social · 29/06/2025This is what happens when non-native managed pollinators share resources with our wild native pollinators. I’m fed up with those that are #BeeWashing 2209
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I hadn’t noticed before that verbascum nigrum has bright orange pollen. These plants only have nectar first thing in the morning but they were busy this morning. 282
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Lots of six-spot burnet moths in the meadow yesterday 0100
Reposted by RosybeeplantsDave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Some ideas on what flowers to grow to help bees cope with hot weather from @The_Buzz_Club "Bees & Heatwaves" citizen science project, download report from link below: www.thebuzzclub.uk/bees-heatwaves @yanetsepulvedathebuzzclub.ukBees & Heatwaves | Buzz Club 01810
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 22/05/2025This is how we have our tea-breaks at Rosybee 1111
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 16/05/2025The long-horn bees are back in our meadow. Hurrah! I was really worried that last years wet spring might have scuppered their mating chances but all is well. Birdsfoot trefoil- so valuable. 1415
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 14/05/2025First ‘cuckoo’ bumblebee I’ve seen this year. 061
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 12/05/2025www.rosybee.com/plants/borage reduced before they get too big - £7 for 6rosybee.comBorage (annual) — rosybee - plants for beesTray of 6+ plants Annual. An old herb garden plant and you can add it to cocktails! One of the best nectar sources from June as the flowers refill every 30 minutes. 70cm high, blue flowers. Let the f... 021
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 08/05/2025The hawthorn in our Monnow Valley is magnificent this year. 3315
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Our comfrey is this beautiful purple colour. Possibly Russian comfrey. Does anyone know? Anyway, buzzing away today. 183
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Plant bargains: we have a few things reduced as they are getting too big for their pots. Primroses need to go while still in flower £11 for 6. www.rosybee.com/plants 0113
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 17/04/2025We missed yesterdays rain and I noticed our soil is beginning to crack as if it was July! Please please rain. 092
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 10/04/2025This is our orchard in full bloom. Many of the trees are around 100 years old but have planted some new ones too. Buzzing with pollinators today so hopefully good for fruit. 0142
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 06/04/2025The wildflowers around our site are glorious now. So lucky to have this on the doorstep 0251
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 03/04/2025We still have a cold wind here and the main pollinators that seem to be braving it are the bee-flies. 162
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 27/03/2025We also added hoverflies and butterflies/moths to make it more pollinators rather than bees. @katebradbury.bsky.social @davegoulson.bsky.social @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @bbka.org.uk @cathhodsman.bsky.social 23511
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 23/03/2025We are have updated our research into which garden plants attract the most pollinators. Our original research included 5 years of data. We then moved house so this is now 9 years of data over 2 different locations. www.rosybee.com/research-study 1016459
Reposted by RosybeeplantsSally Nex @sallynex.bsky.social · 20/03/2025So the #peat extraction counter on @peatfree.bsky.social peatfreepartnership.org.uk has just topped 200,000m3. That's around 80 Olympic swimming pools' worth of peat dug from irreplaceable peat bogs already this year, and it's only March. Just think about that for a moment 😶 #endpeatsales 01010
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 10/03/2025It’s the start of a new season, and our first plants are being shipped out. Happy Spring everyone 🌷🌱 #plantsforbees #plants #pollinators 162
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Paul just finished cleaning the polytunnel roof- quite the mountain goat! The improved light levels help plant growth 070
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The elf cup fungi are so numerous and large this year. Never seen so many in our site. 071
Reposted by RosybeeplantsNic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025More nurseries are joining us & we're getting close to the new growing season, so here's a Bluesky #PeatFree #Nurseries List: shorturl.at/dIgYz So far includes 15 of 127 growers from ⬇️ list. Do let me know if I've missed anyone. Pls pin & share so these fantastic eco-friendly growers feel the 💚🌳💚.nicwilson.co.ukPeat Free Nurseries ListThe response to the Peat Free Nurseries List has been incredible. It’s fantastic to see such interest in sourcing peat-free plants. Thousands of people have accessed the list which now includ… 713241
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 05/01/2025So glad the polytunnel stood up to another snow fall. The rain has now melted most of it. 050
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Rosybee is now open again with some very nice hardy over-wintered plant stock. Sales now will be delivered in March (when the soil is warmer) but can be delivered earlier on request. www.rosybee.com/plants 0101
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Pulmonaria blue ensign just beginning to flower in the polytunnel. #plantsforpollinators 082
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Our lavenders are all looking very happy in the polytunnel and ready for early spring sales. We will open the 'shop' again in January 061
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 16/12/2024We leave the all the old stalks in the borders as winter shelter for insects and add all the leaves from the drive as mulch. I think it still looks lovely and not as barren as it would if all 'tidied away'. 071
Reposted by RosybeeplantsThe English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Our woodland floor Consistent national records go back to 1600, & it was woodland then, therefore likely since the last ice age Year after year it accumulates natural organic matter. Ancient woodland isn’t just trees The soil is unique. The soil is special 628926
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 13/12/2024We spent the day building some steps down towards our wild pond. We used some recycled stone. I’ve wanted these for ages to stop me skidding down the bank. So happy. 150
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Hazel dormouse hibernating in our propogation house! I noticed the nest of dried plant stems a few weeks ago and assumed it was a mouse but on checking now I discovered the dormouse....which I would not have touched if I had know. Now safely tucked up again and snug with base heat of 6 degrees 0121
Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Welcome to bluesky! I am looking forwards to the switch and re-engaging with my nature obsessed tribe. 3151