Leaving clovers in lawns will also benefit bees. Provide access to water Whether you have a pond in your garden or a saucer on your balcony, make sure bees can get in and out of it easily ...

Providing a nesting habitat is a great way to invite these little bees to your garden, and it’s not difficult, says Griffin. The University of Georgia has step-by-step instructions on their site ...

Wherever you live in the UK, you should be able to attract at least six bumblebee species to your garden, and perhaps as many as ten. Some of our rarer bees tend not to visit exotic garden flowers ...