All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
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Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow » Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:34 pm
Willpar wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:07 am
Seen in my garden today, a bee I never recognized. Was black with two grey stripes up near its head. Looked it up and it was a Andrena cineraria - ashy mining-bee. I reckon it is the first time I have ever seen one.
I gather we are at the time of year when the mining bees appear and try to excavate their breeding chambers.
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Placido
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by Placido » Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:16 am
Oh wow, that's very good.
Must venture round to the side and have a look at next door's ivy which is all over my fence
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Main spot at the moment are wasps, but not many of them.
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Placido
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by Placido » Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:07 pm
Had a look at the ivy - not out yet but close. Only a few wasps mooching around there, no bees but they will come
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Willpar
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by Willpar » Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:10 pm
Seen this morning. One of those great big bumble bees.
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by Willpar » Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:04 pm
Several large bumble bees on my berberis today. It is a mass of flowers at the moment.
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by Willpar » Fri Mar 04, 2022 4:19 pm
Seen two of those giant bumble bees this morning in a garden. First of the year.
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by Jacksparrow » Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:01 pm
Willpar wrote: ↑Fri Mar 04, 2022 4:19 pm
Seen two of those giant bumble bees this morning in a garden. First of the year.
Queens looking for a nest site
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by Willpar » Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:22 pm
Great to see JS and was very sunny.
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by Jacksparrow » Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:39 pm
Most of my bee friendly summer flowers are now well in bloom are are getting visitors. White Tailed and Garden Bumblebees seem to be the most common but there are also a few Honey Bees.