HOUSING developers are selling off homes in Oxford with top tips on keeping gardens bee-friendly.

David Wilson Homes is urging buyers to make their gardens a haven for the buzzy insects by adding more flowers and giving bees somewhere to shelter.

By setting an example in one of the Oxfordshire show homes, the bosses at the firm say they want to raise awareness of how to look after bees.

It's top tips include: sow seeds for bees, add a pond, build a bee B&B in a tree, keep an eye out for tired bees and hold off on pesticides.