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Kayleigh Dray

I made a bee hydration station for my garden – and it's the easiest way to help pollinators in a heatwave

Bees drinking from a bird bath filled with stones and pebbles.

Want to do your bit to save the bees? Then you need to set up a bee water station, stat – especially as the summer stretching ahead of us looks set to bring heatwave after heatwave, with nationwide hosepipe bans thrown in for good measure.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been struck by the endless stream of anxiety-inducing headlines about pollinators over the past few years. Honestly, it’s prompted me to pack my garden with bee-friendly plants wherever I can, from wildflowers to herbs.

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