We couldn't forget to mention flowering bulbs on our list of the ... While the list of plants that bees love is long, a very small number of plants have the opposite effect. Citronella, while ...

If you have room for even one or two of these they'll attract many bees. Most of these plants will also attract a range of other interesting insects to the garden, including butterflies and honeybees.

February brought the longed-for colour to gardens and fields with spring bulbs in the former and gorse in the latter, writes Ethel Irvine from Fermanagh Beekeepers' Association.