TL4557 : The Bee Borders, Cambridge University Botanic Gardens
taken 10 years ago, near to Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
The Bee Borders, Cambridge University Botanic Gardens
Planted with a variety of plants to attract bees. There are numerous information boards round the borders explaining the life cycle and behaviours of bees. The Victorian glasshouse range is to the left.
This is Fitzwilliam Street, in Little St Mary's parish. Probably its most famous resident was Charles Darwin, who lodged here while studying at Christ's College (1828-1831). Darwin's mentor, the Professor of Botany John Stevens Henslow, was a curate at Little St Mary's.