All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
peregrine
Posts: 2140 Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:13 pmLocation: Dumfries
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by peregrine Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:22 am
Yes, bee keeper came and smoked them into a box and took them away. He has two empty hive. Lost the bees over the winter.
Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:14 pm
I'm hoping it's just my garden but I seem to have very few bees this year. The Scabious are in bloom which usually means lots of bees of all types but today in the warm sunshine I only saw a couple.
Placido
Posts: 5256 Joined: Fri May 30, 2014 10:17 pmLocation: west West-Midlands
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by Placido Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:06 pm
I hope so too, Jacksparrow, now that ****** glyphosate is back on the menu
nuthatch
Posts: 3706 Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:51 amLocation: west East-Midlands
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by nuthatch Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:39 pm
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Placido
Posts: 5256 Joined: Fri May 30, 2014 10:17 pmLocation: west West-Midlands
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by Placido Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:47 pm
Great idea to build a bee hotel. Particularly liked the gym
nuthatch
Posts: 3706 Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:51 amLocation: west East-Midlands
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by nuthatch Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:49 pm
Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:39 pm
It was very noticeable today that there were quite few Queen Bumble Bees on the wing. They were mainly looking for some nectar but I know they start searching for somewhere to hibernate soon.
Placido
Posts: 5256 Joined: Fri May 30, 2014 10:17 pmLocation: west West-Midlands
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by Placido Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:49 pm
Funny day - I reckon it was the humidity. Butterflies, bees, wasps .....
Placido
Posts: 5256 Joined: Fri May 30, 2014 10:17 pmLocation: west West-Midlands
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by Placido Thu Feb 16, 2017 12:09 pm
First big, furry, bumbly bumble bee of the year
. Great to see
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Not a thing in the garden in flower
. Great to see 
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