In 2023 - with the practical intention of attracting and encouraging pollinator arthropods - we have set up a small flower bed near the ‘Insect Hotel’ facility, dedicated to flower species that are favoured by pollinators. For this purpose, given the open woodland edge context of the flowerbed site, seedlings of both meadow and woodland edge species were planted: broad-leaved thyme (Thymus pulegioides), meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Centaurea weldeniana, cut-leaved scabious (Scabiosa triandra), Leucanthemum ircutianum, yarrow (Achillea millefolium), red clover (Trifolium pratense), common bugle (Ajuga reptans), ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum), sweet violet (Viola odorata). These as a whole have joined some already present melliferous species such as the Lamium maculatum, bastard balm (Melittis melissophyllum), etc., while others have recently been added spontaneously such as Verbascum phlomoides.  

Today, the flowerbed sees a natural proliferation of bordering species to the detriment of some of those associated with meadows and grasslands, but in any case the varied mosaic of species created maintains the temporal scalarity of the blooms covering the entire period of insect activity. The flowerbed's potential to attract pollinators is also enhanced by the collection of aquatic plants cultivated in the adjacent water collection tanks and the adjacent beds dedicated to the area's aromatic plants. The design of this flowerbed is in line with the European project LifePollinaction. This project aims to support the activity not only of domestic bees, but also of the many other species of wild pollinating insects that contribute to plant pollination, thus supporting biodiversity and the conservation of botanical species in general, ecosystems and the ecological services generated.