{"id":67854,"date":"2017-09-30T16:59:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T09:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/let-bee-friendly-bulbs-transform-your-spring-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2017-09-30T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T10:03:27","slug":"let-bee-friendly-bulbs-transform-your-spring-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/let-bee-friendly-bulbs-transform-your-spring-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"Let bee-friendly bulbs transform your spring | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOrganic bulbs have been around for a while, but the choice was limited. The picture has just got a lot more colourfulIt\u2019s bulb-planting time. Fill every container, plant every spare inch of soil so that when spring comes everyone will be pleased (even the hard-hearted are softened by the sheer exuberance that bulbs bring on a grey day). And \u201ceveryone\u201d includes bees and other pollinators who feast on bulbs. Or should do. Sadly, too many of our bulbs are a poisoned chalice for a hungry pollinator.The bulb industry is huge \u2013 great swaths of the Netherlands is under bulb production, and row after row is produced for both the cut-flower market and for bulbs to plant. The majority of these are grown with pesticides and fungicides so that we can all expect a perfect bloom. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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