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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Willpar
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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.
