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February 12, 2021 65 mins

One of the best ways you can help the bees is by planting food for the bees! Claire Jones, a garden designer and beekeeper, joins me on this episode. Learn what to plant for bees, why bees need flowers and which plants will help the bees the most. Claire also explains what grows well in containers, other places you can plant flowers other than your backyard and more.

Show starts at 12:55

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Resources:
  • Garden Diaries Blog - https://thegardendiaries.blog/
  • Claire's Honey Soap Recipe - https://thegardendiaries.blog/2013/01/07/diy-soap/
  • National Wildlife Service Native Plant Finder - https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder
  • Million Pollinator Garden Challenge - http://millionpollinatorgardens.org/
  • Claire's etsy page - https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGardenDiaries?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=182225449
  • Links to all of these pages and Claire's pollinator posters can be found at https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/blog/gardendiaries. 

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