One of the UK's leading online garden centres is backing the BBC Breathing Places 'Save Our Bees' campaign by offering some fantastic deals on Wildflower Seeds.
The BBC 'Save Our Bees' campaign has been launched as part of the broadcasters National Science Week and are giving away free packets of Wildflower Seeds in an effort to encourage bees back into UK gardens.
Working alongside the popular children's television show Blue Peter, the BBC are offering UK residents the chance to grow Wildflowers such as Cornflower, Poppy and Field Scabious, flowers which are known to be bee-friendly and provide food for the 250 bee species which can be seen across the UK.
With many of these species declining in numbers or even reaching extinction due to loss of habitat the campaign is extremely important. According to the BBC 'three species of bumblebee have already become extinct here and many more are in rapid decline. Only six species are now common and widespread as a lot of their natural habitats are being destroyed.'
For gardeners and conservationists bees are extremely important as they are responsible for pollinating and helping garden plants reproduce and flourish. Without bees this whole reproductive process would decline resulting not only in a loss of bees but also in a loss of some of the garden plants they feed on.
For Plant Me Now, the BBC campaign is great news and online garden centre has plenty to offer wildflower enthusiasts including some great deals on Cornflower Seeds, Cowslip Seeds and Poppy Seeds.
Tim Milward for the online garden centre commented on the campaign:
Bees are an extremely important part of any garden ecosystem and we should be doing everything we can to ensure they survive. Wildflowers are a beautiful way to help look after bees and the fact that they are hardy and easy to grow means that anyone with a garden can grow them.
We fully support the 'Save Our Bees' campaign and agree that we should be teaching younger generations to preserve and protect garden insects such as bees from extinction. Our Bugs, Bees and Butterflies Mixed Seeds are a great way to encourage children to take an interest in nature and encourage wildlife back into UK gardens.
For anyone interested in investing in more Wildflower Seeds for the garden then Plant Me Now are even offering free posting and packaging. Please visit www.plantmenow.co.uk for more information. Or for more information about the 'Save Our Bees' campaign from the BBC and to claim your free packet of Wildflower seeds visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/animals/bees.shtml.
