Plant bulbs now for pollinators

The Bulbs for Bees initiative by Gaisce - The President's Award is a celebration of 35 years of the awards, writes Brian Byrne.

Marking the milestone, Gaisce is inviting everyone in the country to plant pollinator-friendly bulbs this autumn, as part of helping to safeguard the future of the Irish bees population. Appropriate bulbs are Crocus, Yellow Garlic, and Grape Hyacinth.

A third of the food we eat every day depends on bees for pollination, but a third of the bee population is threatened with extinction because we have drastically reduced the amount of flowers whose pollen they eat and places where they can safely nest.

Pictured above is Sabina Reddy of the Old Kilcullen Area Community Association planting bulbs near the 1798 monument. (Pic by Tracey O'Dwyer.).

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