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How You Can Help Save Bugs From Extinction

Insects are everywhere, and humans are often caught trying to eradicate them. Bugs can make life very inconvenient, even a little gross—but they’re one of the most important parts of our ecosystem. And they’re disappearing. Here’s what can you do to stop their dangerous decline.

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What Flowers Do Bees Like?

Reports of the decline in bees are becoming ever more present in the media, but what can we do to help?

The first thing you can do is to put down that fly swatter and not kill them. We understand you have a fear of bees, many people do, but next time one is buzzing around your head try closing your eyes and staying still until it flies away.

Bees love purple flowers, its the colour they see the best. If you’ve ever seen a garden with lavender in, you will know that on a good day it’s surrounded by bees.

Tubular shaped flowers such as honeysuckle are also a good addition to any garden as they well liked by bumblebees.

Knowing the best flowers for each season is also good. In summer, bees favour allium, borage, catmint and foxgloves. In autumn they prefer bugbane, caryopteris and dahlias. For winter you’d be better planting things like crocus, hellebore and winter heather. Finally in spring, bees love aubretia, bugle, spotted deadnettle, lungwort and snake's-head fritillary.

Research taken from here, here and a friend who keeps bees