Best April flowers for pollinators

[@victoriasmith1365]

Your KZbin channel and audio books are exactly what this ED nurse needs in the current climate. Thank you so much - they're amazing 👍

[@NATURELOVERFOREVER]

Beautiful Flowers! Thank You For Sharing the Video : )

[@misstotalyrandom]

Borage is fantasic - when it is finished shake it upside down everywhere ready for a new crop the year after. Also you can put them into ice cubes for pretty summer drinks!

[@susanbrockbank4670]

Lol always a great day to be alive. Enjoy all your videos

[@flowerfairy1950]

Beautiful! Love all the pollinators and plantings. I have just found the courage to go on KZbin (no fool like an old fool). I have a lot to learn about this medium. I always plant for bees, pollinators, birds, butterflies and any passing wildlife. Here in Oz we are heading to the end of Autumn but still have lots of bees about.

[@kevinmccoy3653]

Just curious-- have you grown Billy Buttons plant? I'm in central California and I'm trying lots of new pollinator plants this year, and one is Billy Buttons. Any info would be helpful.

[@flowerfairy1950]

@@kevinmccoy3653 I haven't tried BB in this property. I am sure BB would be excellent in your area as it does do well here in Oz. 🇦🇺

[@marcelvdberg]

Thanks very much for another interesting video Looking forward to the next one!

[@reseauhortus]

Une merveilleuse vidéo bourdonnante de vie. Merci pour la visite, Dave :-)

[@BumbleBauz]

Those are really beautiful pictures. Thank you so much for the inspiration. I always loved my wild garden, I can't wait to try some new projects. The video was very relaxing and inspiring 😉👍 you have created a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@PlantRelated]

Thank you!

[@lindalaw9616]

Thank you so much Dave, beautiful and so peaceful. Very many thanks for all your work and encouragement.

[@russellglen7985]

Really looking forward to the lawn safari, thanks Dave

[@thuntz29]

Hi Dave! Love your channel and books! I have recently started putting bee hotels on my garden, could I ask if you clean the hotels? And if so, when? Would love a video on bee hotel maintenance. X, regards from Sheffield.

[@alvarovallejos8465]

You should do an explainer as to why some flowers fail to attract insects. In my neighbourhood oxeye daisy, buttercups, dandelions, cherry blossom, etc. I'm guessing it's to do with the area?

[@adevonnaturegarden]

Just uploaded my first video. Thanks to you and a couple other channels for inspiration. I hope to post a lot more soon. 🤞

[@flowerfairy1950]

Snap! Me too. Finally found the courage.

[@adevonnaturegarden]

@@flowerfairy1950 excellent 👍🏻

[@suewright1299]

That was a gorgeous video, Dave, I thoroughly enjoyed it. You give us so much vital information, so important these days! Hubby & I have just bought a Solitary Bee Hive and desperately want to position it correctly. Is there any particular height which is better, and is it south-facing alone which is best? I'd much appreciate your advice please. Very many thanks for the video, we love it.

[@davegoulson6831]

Height - anywhere between 0.5 and 3 m. Aspect - south is best, E and W are OK. Use a fence or wall, NOT a tree (otherwise it becomes an earwig hotel). Avoid dappled shade if you can. Good luck!!! Dave

[@suewright1299]

@@davegoulson6831 Thank you so very much for all the information, Dave. I'd had conflicting advice from others so thought the best way around it was to ask you! I have the perfect spot now. Very many thanks indeed. Sue

[@alfanhui93]

Amazing! This is a very impressive video. Can you do one about the best autumn flowers for pollinators?

[@davegoulson6831]

I'll do one next year, I think it maybe a bit late for this year!

[@alfanhui93]

@@davegoulson6831 Thanks :)

[@gardensweekly1]

Geraniums, you cannot beat them.

[@adevonnaturegarden]

Just preordered your new book from Amazon 😁

[@WilliamThePayne]

Hey Dave, love the videos! It would be really useful if you could just write the full names of the plants you mention in the video in the description, thanks!

[@davegoulson6831]

Yes, sorry, will try to remember to do that!

[@yesihavereadit]

Gooseberry redcurrant, black current white dead nettles

[@danjackson7758]

do you know if hoverflies will also lay their eggs on moss, or does it have to be decaying material?

[@josephnapper6842]

Any nectar robbing(Blue Bells)?

[@davegoulson6831]

Lots of nectar robbing later in the year, but I've not seen it on bluebells

[@danjackson4149]

i was brought up with a start today whilst reading a book called 'planting for honeybees' (9781787131460). in it, the author says on page 91 '...wildflowers alone cannot supply the sheer bulk and variety of multi-season forage needed to sustain bee colonies. this will always be largely provided by TREES and BUSHES, augmented by smaller plants of many different types'. what do you think of her comment generally, and if you agree with her, does the same hold true as much for honeybees as it does for bumblebees. elsewhere in the book, she makes the claim that one linden tree supplies the same forage as half a football pitch size of wildflower meadow. have i been totally underestimating the importance of trees (and shrubs) to the lives of bees? she is not denegrating the importance of meadows but seems to be saying that trees are at least as important (forage) as wildflowers to bees, if not more so. what d'you think?