‘Bee buffets’: the pollinator pathways turning drab alleys into insect havens

<p>Corridors of nectar-rich plants encourage pollination and brighten up city streets at the same time</p><p>Take a closer look at the colourful plants dotted along an initially unassuming Bristol alleyway and you’ll see them teeming with insects. Bumblebees, hoverflies and ladybirds throng around a mixture of catmint, yarrow, geraniums and anemones. “It’s buzzing with pollinators now,” Flora Beverley says.</p><p>Just over a year ago, the alley we are walking down was a dreary, litter-strewn dumping ground. Now, thanks to the <a href="https://www.pollinatorpathways.co.uk/">pollinator pathways project</a>, it is filled with nectar-rich plants and bee hotels. Colourful murals line the walls. A neighbour and her son passing by stop to tell Beverley they watered the plants yesterday. The local people who helped to transform the pathways continue to maintain them too.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/22/bee-buffets-the-pollinator-pathways-turning-drab-alleys-into-insect-havens">Continue reading...</a>