Research
At rosybee we supply plants that we are certain will be good for bees because we have grown them and observed how many bees they attract. As part of this research process we capture data and conduct further research. In the following sections we share some of this research.
Six Year Research Study
This report is from findings based on 8 years of hunting for the best plants and 6 years for quantification analysis. Each year has added to my understanding of the subject but most of the findings have stayed very consistent from the first year.
Quantifying the attractiveness of garden flowers for pollinators
Rosi and Dave Goulson published a paper quantifyied the attractiveness of garden flowers for pollinators. A link to the research paper can be seen via the University of Sussex website, see link below.
Rollings, Rosi and Goulson, Dave (2019) Quantifying the attractiveness of garden flowers for pollinators. Journal of Insect Conservation. ISSN 1366-638X
University of Sussex Research Online
Other plant trials
At the original rosybee site in Oxfordshire we conducted various plant research and trials. For more info on these click the link below. In 2021 we moved to Monmouthshire and will replicate the research to understand differing climate, soils etc.
Species sightings list
As a bi-product of our research I realised that the number of species of bee that we were seeing at rosybee seemed to be increasing and so last year I started a list of all the bees, butterflies and other major pollinators that I am able to identify.