£500-£1,000 for each Bee Healthy garden
Thanks to TOE grants, six amazing gardens have been created at local NHS sites, designed to be havens for both bumblebees and people. Each site now hosts a wealth of pollinator-friendly and nectar-rich plants, such as lavender and hyssop, providing much needed habitat.
The Bee Healthy gardens are doing well and are much appreciated, as demonstrated by feedback from the Summertown Health Centre during the coronavirus lockdown. “The bee garden is really coming alive, and is a source of great enjoyment every morning when we come into the surgery. Lots of people have commented on the flowers appearing. Especially in these strange times, it provides a nice distraction and a reminder of the natural world, oblivious to it all.”
Three of the gardens were part of our ‘Bee Healthy Project’, part-funded by the Postcode Local Trust and Smiths of Bletchington. Our thanks to them and also to Craig Blackwell, the inspiration behind this project, to Roselle Chapman and Ann Berkeley at Wild Oxfordshire, and to the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.
If this case study has inspired you to replicate this fabulous project, download the Bee Healthy Project Guide for more information and apply for a grant.