Biodiversity-Strategy-January-2023

57 GROW A 'BEE BED' Invite wildlife into your garden this summer! - Sow in spring or autumn - Find a sunny spot outside - Rake the soil or fill a large container - Sprinkle seeds evenly (don't bury) - Keep plants watered in dry weather This packet has enough seeds, 2gm to cover a 1m squared space. Do not use in or near natural areas We want to see how you're getting on! So help us brighten up our Facebook and Twitter with snaps of your 'Bee Beds'. Sendyourphotos to biodiversity@fermanaghomagh.com andkeepaneyeout for themonline. So far in 2020 FODC have planted over 100 heritage apple trees in our Trees for Bees campaign and are re-sowing several roundabouts with our annual wildflower mix. Pollinators are animals that transport pollen from one flower toanother.By doing this the flowers are able to produce seeds so that we have more flowers every year, again and again. Bees aren't our only pollinators; Butterflies, moths, hoverflies and even beetles help too! HOW TO GROW YOUR 'BEE BED' UPDATE US ON YOUR PROGRESS! DID YOU KNOW? WHAT ARE POLLINATORS? 10.0 Appendices