Prof. Jane Memmott, Wild Bee Expert – in conversation

Prof. Jane Memmott OBE of Bristol University, is one of the leading British experts on wild bees. She is one of those people who can tell you what the vital, but increasingly threatened animals, really need. She and her research students are the people who can tell you how many microlitres of nectar a flower may have or how many snowdrops equal one hellebore. Noel interviews her in her study with a brief foray into the family garden near Bristol, discussing her career, research and what the garden and landscape professions can do for bees.

If you have come to this via the website, we’d like to remind you that we have two dedicated podcast channels! One is here on Substack where we try to provide a weekly opportunity to listen to someone in the garden, botanical or landscape world; these might be the audio channel of our regular Thursday Garden Chat series, or they may be interviews we have recorded specially, with Annie, Noel or Claire Greenslade.

We also have a channel for members only, which is more information heavy, an opportunity to listen and learn whilst weeding, potting, driving, cooking, all those opportunities where the hands are busy but the brain likes to be engaged.