Bee-spotting walk
Visit a garden, park or safe green space on a mild day. Look carefully at flowering plants and count how many bees you can see. Watch quietly and give the bees plenty of room to work.
Stories for curious little explorers
Children’s Books About Bees and Nature
Little adventures. Big discoveries.
Children are naturally curious about the tiny creatures sharing their world. Bumble’s Garden turns that curiosity into warm, beautifully illustrated adventures about bees, wildlife, friendship and the changing seasons.
Created for children aged 4–7, the Bumble books introduce nature through memorable characters and gentle storytelling. Children can enjoy an exciting adventure while discovering why bees matter, how wildlife responds to the seasons and how even the smallest person can make a big difference.
Explore the Bumble BooksA small bee with a big heart
Meet Bumble the Busy Bee
Bumble begins his journey feeling small and unsure of his place in the garden. As he explores, makes friends and faces new experiences, he discovers just how important bees can be.
Alongside Darcy the Butterfly, Sally the Snail, Squeaky the Squirrel, Hugo the Hedgehog and Fergus the Fox, Bumble helps children experience the natural world through friendship, humour and wonder.
Every story offers something new to discover, but the learning always remains part of the adventure.
Wonderful little workers
Why teach children about bees?
Bees are important pollinators. As they visit flowers to collect nectar and pollen, they help many flowering plants reproduce.
Teaching children about bees can help them understand that gardens are living communities. Flowers, insects, animals, weather and the changing seasons are all connected.
A story can make these ideas easier for young children to understand. Instead of beginning with complicated facts, children can follow a character they care about, notice what happens around him and ask their own questions.
Bumble helps children see that bees are not simply noisy insects. They are fascinating little creatures with an important job to do.
Garden helper ideas
Simple ways to help children discover bees
Grow a bee-friendly flower
Plant a suitable flowering plant in a garden, pot or window box. Children can help water it and look for new visitors as it grows.
Notice different bees
Not every bee looks the same. Some are large and fluffy, while others are much smaller. Encourage children to notice their colours, shapes and movements.
Create a little wild corner
A small area of longer grass, fallen leaves or carefully chosen flowers can offer food and shelter to wildlife. As Bumble discovers, a little wild can be wonderful.
A year in the garden
Nature stories through the seasons
The world of Bumble’s Garden changes throughout the year. In summer, Bumble begins discovering his importance and finding friendship.
In Bumble and the Autumn Garden, the garden becomes cooler and more colourful. Children encounter late flowers, migrating wildlife, hibernation and the first signs of winter.
Bumble’s Spooky Night explores the unfamiliar nighttime garden through a magical, funny and gently spooky Halloween mystery.
In Bumble and the Winter Garden Mystery, snow, shorter days and a missing giant acorn bring the friends together for another seasonal adventure.
These stories help children recognise that nature never stands still. Every season brings new sights, challenges and reasons to explore.
Read, share and discover
Bee and nature books for home or the classroom
The Bumble books can be enjoyed as bedtime stories, shared family reading or introductions to nature topics in nurseries and primary classrooms.
- Bees and pollination
- British garden wildlife
- Seasonal change
- Friendship and belonging
- Kindness and cooperation
- Caring for the natural world
- Understanding things that initially seem unfamiliar
Begin your adventure in Bumble’s Garden
Meet Bumble and his friends in a growing collection of children’s books celebrating bees, wildlife, friendship and the wonder waiting just outside the door.
Because you do not have to be big to make a big difference.
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