A banquet fit for a bee
To keep your food crops healthy and growing well, you'll need a balance of insects, with a good mix of pollinators, predators and prey. Start by offering the things they love to eat to create a garden that attracts them. Wildflowers bursting with pollen and sweet nectar will provide a banquet fit for a bee, a butterfly buffet and all-day beetle brunch in your garden.
The birds, frogs and hedgehogs won’t go hungry either when there are beetles, worms, snails and slugs on the menu in your kitchen garden. By understanding what these wild creatures eat, we can make thriving wildlife havens in our neighbourhoods alongside successfully growing tasty food for our families and friends.

Apples © Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION
Fruit trees are the ultimate double-duty plant, providing food for you, for birds and insects as well as plenty of places to shelter and nest, writes Alice Whitehead from Garden Organic.
Claire Gibbs