Bee friendly gardens, Hillsborough honey and temperamental tomatoes

Published: Aug. 21, 2021, 9:12 a.m.

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The bees need our help and this weekend Gardeners\\u2019 Corner with David Maxwell will explore how we can all make our outside space a haven for them. David gets up close and personal with the Irish black honeybee on the Ards peninsula where Valentine Hodges has around 100 hives. He\\u2019s also off to Hillsborough which is holding a Honey fair this weekend. Also on the programme, David chats to organic grower Klaus Laitenberger about ripening those green tomatoes and he\\u2019ll be joined by Cherry Townsend and Neil Porteous to answer listeners questions including suggestions for small trees and the remedy for an unhappy hollyhock. You can get in touch with the programme anytime by email - gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

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