🐝Jean Vernon🐝
@thegreenjeanie.bsky.social
Award Winning Writer-UK
Best Selling Author - The Secret Lives of Garden Bees
2nd book - Attracting Garden Pollinators
Speaker-Workshops-BeeSafaris
Bumblebees-SolitaryBees-Pollinators-Wildlife
TheGreenJeanie.com
AddictedToBees.com
InstaG - @Addicted2Bees
Best Selling Author - The Secret Lives of Garden Bees
2nd book - Attracting Garden Pollinators
Speaker-Workshops-BeeSafaris
Bumblebees-SolitaryBees-Pollinators-Wildlife
TheGreenJeanie.com
AddictedToBees.com
InstaG - @Addicted2Bees
Last time I got up close to this plant was in the #poisongarden @alnwickgarden, under lock & key?? But it’s growing close to where children play at a garden open to public in #Somerset? The #castoroilplant hides a deadly secret. Its seeds contain #ricin. Look don’t touch. #deadly #poison
October 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Last time I got up close to this plant was in the #poisongarden @alnwickgarden, under lock & key?? But it’s growing close to where children play at a garden open to public in #Somerset? The #castoroilplant hides a deadly secret. Its seeds contain #ricin. Look don’t touch. #deadly #poison
Found a QUEEN red-tailed #bumblebee yeoorganicgarden yesterday. It’s very late in the season & another reminder that late forage is so very important for our late active #pollinator pals. This beauty a Bombus lapidarius was feeding on asters. #yeovalleyorganic #somerset #bumblebees🐝 #queenbumblebee
September 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Found a QUEEN red-tailed #bumblebee yeoorganicgarden yesterday. It’s very late in the season & another reminder that late forage is so very important for our late active #pollinator pals. This beauty a Bombus lapidarius was feeding on asters. #yeovalleyorganic #somerset #bumblebees🐝 #queenbumblebee
As the wheel of the year turns to #Midsummer take a moment to reflect & ground. Left a little #summersolstice offering beneath a wise old #yewtree. The light encircled the #mandala of #crystals & flowers. a #whitefeather came to grace our beautiful moment.
#solsticeblessings
#solsticeblessings
June 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As the wheel of the year turns to #Midsummer take a moment to reflect & ground. Left a little #summersolstice offering beneath a wise old #yewtree. The light encircled the #mandala of #crystals & flowers. a #whitefeather came to grace our beautiful moment.
#solsticeblessings
#solsticeblessings
#Caterpillars don’t usually kill our plants. They are natural food for wild birds especially chicks & other important creatures like #pollinators. Found this little beauty on lambs ears. Almost perfectly camouflaged! I think it is a red admiral #chrysalis? Don’t spray ‘bugs’ they are baby food!
June 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#Caterpillars don’t usually kill our plants. They are natural food for wild birds especially chicks & other important creatures like #pollinators. Found this little beauty on lambs ears. Almost perfectly camouflaged! I think it is a red admiral #chrysalis? Don’t spray ‘bugs’ they are baby food!
On #beefriday #FridayBee I bring you the common carder #bumblebee feeding on #lungwort. #Bombuspascourum drinking from the nectar chalice of #pulmonaria flowers!
May 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
On #beefriday #FridayBee I bring you the common carder #bumblebee feeding on #lungwort. #Bombuspascourum drinking from the nectar chalice of #pulmonaria flowers!
On #BeeFriday #FridayBee I bring you 2 beauties! A red tailed #BumblebeeQueen & a #dandelion!. Beauty & the Bee. #Bombuslapidarius had a terrible 2024 a 70% decline. But #dandelions could help save them. #Wildflowers not #weeds! Please leave for the #bees. #SaveTheBees
May 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
On #BeeFriday #FridayBee I bring you 2 beauties! A red tailed #BumblebeeQueen & a #dandelion!. Beauty & the Bee. #Bombuslapidarius had a terrible 2024 a 70% decline. But #dandelions could help save them. #Wildflowers not #weeds! Please leave for the #bees. #SaveTheBees
If you thought #stingingnettles were #weeds think again. They are baby food for many species of #butterflies and #moths. Can anyone advise what this little green #caterpillar will become? I’ve tried to research but no luck so far. Thank you! Feeding on a sunny patch of #nettles.
May 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
If you thought #stingingnettles were #weeds think again. They are baby food for many species of #butterflies and #moths. Can anyone advise what this little green #caterpillar will become? I’ve tried to research but no luck so far. Thank you! Feeding on a sunny patch of #nettles.
Found this amazing oil beetle in the garden today. I’m not sure of the species but I can see a groove in the thorax? So it is Meloe rugosus? Or Meloe violaceus?? Pretty sure it’s a female! Exciting! @liamolds.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Found this amazing oil beetle in the garden today. I’m not sure of the species but I can see a groove in the thorax? So it is Meloe rugosus? Or Meloe violaceus?? Pretty sure it’s a female! Exciting! @liamolds.bsky.social
On #FridayBee #beefriday. I’m excited to share that we found at least a dozen Red tail #bumblebeequeens feeding on the #camassia on a #bumblebeesafari @yeoorganicgarden
#BombusLapidarius was 1 of the worst affected BBs last season. I had not seen a single example. we hit the jackpot! Still BUZZING!
#BombusLapidarius was 1 of the worst affected BBs last season. I had not seen a single example. we hit the jackpot! Still BUZZING!
April 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
On #FridayBee #beefriday. I’m excited to share that we found at least a dozen Red tail #bumblebeequeens feeding on the #camassia on a #bumblebeesafari @yeoorganicgarden
#BombusLapidarius was 1 of the worst affected BBs last season. I had not seen a single example. we hit the jackpot! Still BUZZING!
#BombusLapidarius was 1 of the worst affected BBs last season. I had not seen a single example. we hit the jackpot! Still BUZZING!
It’s #fridaybee #beefriday! Just put these #muscari plants out. Seconds later this lovely #queenbumblebee arrived feeding on the nectar rich flowers. I think she is a white tailed #bumblebee #bombuslucorum. Her bands are more yellowy-lemon? @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
Don’t worry about her mites!
Don’t worry about her mites!
March 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It’s #fridaybee #beefriday! Just put these #muscari plants out. Seconds later this lovely #queenbumblebee arrived feeding on the nectar rich flowers. I think she is a white tailed #bumblebee #bombuslucorum. Her bands are more yellowy-lemon? @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
Don’t worry about her mites!
Don’t worry about her mites!
Amazing find today while out and about! A rare #oilbeetle. Fabulous and fascinating creature! @carabidaeuk.bsky.social @liamolds.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Amazing find today while out and about! A rare #oilbeetle. Fabulous and fascinating creature! @carabidaeuk.bsky.social @liamolds.bsky.social
Can you see the #bee? It was feeding on the #muscari! One of my favourite #bees - ok I’ve got a lot of favourites. All black with rusty-orange back legs. Female hairy footed flower bee. Flipping fast. So fast she was gone as I took photo! So … here’s a pretty grape hyacinth image! #solitarybees!
March 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Can you see the #bee? It was feeding on the #muscari! One of my favourite #bees - ok I’ve got a lot of favourites. All black with rusty-orange back legs. Female hairy footed flower bee. Flipping fast. So fast she was gone as I took photo! So … here’s a pretty grape hyacinth image! #solitarybees!
Never mind #jimmychooshoes look at these! This little male #bloodynosebeetle is hanging on. But look at his shoes! Just wow. Sorry for the #beetleporn but aren’t they gorgeous?? #beetles
March 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Never mind #jimmychooshoes look at these! This little male #bloodynosebeetle is hanging on. But look at his shoes! Just wow. Sorry for the #beetleporn but aren’t they gorgeous?? #beetles
This was a surprise on #fridaybee #beefriday!
A queen #earlybumblebee #BombusPratorum inside a #daffodil! It’s significantly Warmer in the trumpet but I’ve never seen a #bumblebee feeding on #narcissi??
A queen #earlybumblebee #BombusPratorum inside a #daffodil! It’s significantly Warmer in the trumpet but I’ve never seen a #bumblebee feeding on #narcissi??
March 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This was a surprise on #fridaybee #beefriday!
A queen #earlybumblebee #BombusPratorum inside a #daffodil! It’s significantly Warmer in the trumpet but I’ve never seen a #bumblebee feeding on #narcissi??
A queen #earlybumblebee #BombusPratorum inside a #daffodil! It’s significantly Warmer in the trumpet but I’ve never seen a #bumblebee feeding on #narcissi??
I’m following the buzz around the garden right now. The deep buzzing sound of the lovely #bufftailedbumblebee #wueens is mesmerising! Right now thy are feeding on my perennial borage. Such a great #bumblebee plant. Read more here: addictedtobees.com?p=82
March 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I’m following the buzz around the garden right now. The deep buzzing sound of the lovely #bufftailedbumblebee #wueens is mesmerising! Right now thy are feeding on my perennial borage. Such a great #bumblebee plant. Read more here: addictedtobees.com?p=82
It’s #fridaybee #beefriday & today I’m sharing another favourite #bee. The common carder #bumblebee #Bombus pascourum. One of the more common species you might find in your garden. Longer tongue. Loves #comfrey & #verbena. Such a cutie!
March 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s #fridaybee #beefriday & today I’m sharing another favourite #bee. The common carder #bumblebee #Bombus pascourum. One of the more common species you might find in your garden. Longer tongue. Loves #comfrey & #verbena. Such a cutie!
Nice to think my clumps of #pulmonaria are helping this #queen #earlybumblebee start her nest. #bombuspratorum #bumblebee. #savethebees #savethebumblebees.
March 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Nice to think my clumps of #pulmonaria are helping this #queen #earlybumblebee start her nest. #bombuspratorum #bumblebee. #savethebees #savethebumblebees.
To celebrate my #beebook birthday - my publisher is doing a #giveaway on Instagram. @whiteowlbooks or my page @addicted2bees. #TheSecretLivesofGardenBees #win #author #bumblebees #solitarybees #nothoneybees
March 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
To celebrate my #beebook birthday - my publisher is doing a #giveaway on Instagram. @whiteowlbooks or my page @addicted2bees. #TheSecretLivesofGardenBees #win #author #bumblebees #solitarybees #nothoneybees
Buff tail Queen #bumblebees feeding on my organic crocus bulbs!
March 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Buff tail Queen #bumblebees feeding on my organic crocus bulbs!
On #beefriday #fridaybee here’s a little reminder that bees & other #pollinators can’t all feed from the same shaped flowers! The #GardenBumblebee #BombusHortorum has the longest tongue & needs long tubular flowers like #foxgloves! Please think about flower shape when choosing what to plant!
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
On #beefriday #fridaybee here’s a little reminder that bees & other #pollinators can’t all feed from the same shaped flowers! The #GardenBumblebee #BombusHortorum has the longest tongue & needs long tubular flowers like #foxgloves! Please think about flower shape when choosing what to plant!
On #WorldBookDay I present my #books. Both written to inspire & inform about the little things that need our help. #Pollinators & #bees are an absolutely VITAL layer in nature, vastly underappreciated & misunderstood.
For a chance to #win my #beebook check my post on InstaGram. #Bumblebees
For a chance to #win my #beebook check my post on InstaGram. #Bumblebees
March 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
On #WorldBookDay I present my #books. Both written to inspire & inform about the little things that need our help. #Pollinators & #bees are an absolutely VITAL layer in nature, vastly underappreciated & misunderstood.
For a chance to #win my #beebook check my post on InstaGram. #Bumblebees
For a chance to #win my #beebook check my post on InstaGram. #Bumblebees
Happy Birthday to my Best-Selling Bee Book, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees. It's FIVE year's old today. Published mid-covid without fanfare or #booklaunch, but it grew wings & has been a great success. If you like bees you might like it. Signed copies from my website www.TheGreenJeanie.com.
March 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Happy Birthday to my Best-Selling Bee Book, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees. It's FIVE year's old today. Published mid-covid without fanfare or #booklaunch, but it grew wings & has been a great success. If you like bees you might like it. Signed copies from my website www.TheGreenJeanie.com.
This ancient patch of #crocus push their way through the soil reliably every year. They are open bowls of food for early emerging #queenbumblebees like this beautiful #bufftailedbumblebee. It’s full of sugar rich #nectar & protein rich #pollen! Tr& buy #organic to keep #bumblebees safe from toxins!
March 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This ancient patch of #crocus push their way through the soil reliably every year. They are open bowls of food for early emerging #queenbumblebees like this beautiful #bufftailedbumblebee. It’s full of sugar rich #nectar & protein rich #pollen! Tr& buy #organic to keep #bumblebees safe from toxins!
It’s #beefriday tomorrow and have I got a bee for you? Of course I have. A freshly found today (!) queen buff tail Bombus terrestris on the nectar rich edgworthia! I can’t begin to tell you how uplifting the sound of her #buzz is! #fridaybee
February 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It’s #beefriday tomorrow and have I got a bee for you? Of course I have. A freshly found today (!) queen buff tail Bombus terrestris on the nectar rich edgworthia! I can’t begin to tell you how uplifting the sound of her #buzz is! #fridaybee
It’s #fridaybee or #beefriday or #bestbeefriday so here’s my offering. A solitary bee. This one is a mining bee.Andrena nitida will nest in the soil.She is a single mum & does all the work to make her nest & provision her babies before she dies! She is messy & an efficient #pollinator! #Savethebees
February 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It’s #fridaybee or #beefriday or #bestbeefriday so here’s my offering. A solitary bee. This one is a mining bee.Andrena nitida will nest in the soil.She is a single mum & does all the work to make her nest & provision her babies before she dies! She is messy & an efficient #pollinator! #Savethebees