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Plant a Pollinator Patch
A window box that feeds bees all summer.
⏱️ 1 hour + growing🧑 Grown-up helper needed
What you need
- A pot or window box
- Compost
- Bee-friendly seeds (borage, cosmos, lavender, marigold)
What you do
- Fill the pot with compost and press it down gently.
- Sprinkle seeds and cover with a thin layer of compost.
- Water with a fine spray.
- Keep it damp and sunny.
- Count how many different pollinators visit each week.
What's really happening
Pollinators need flowers from spring to autumn. Mixed planting means there's always something in bloom.