Cuckoo
Another day, another bee on toadflax – but this time a female cuckoo bee, and she was sound asleep. Personally I would have chosen a more stable resting place, because there was a fierce breeze blowing and the long thin … Continued
Flowery Friday
I post a photo of this rose at least once a year. It’s one of my favourites in the garden, and remains a mystery: I didn’t plant it, and none of my researches over the years has come up with … Continued
Bluebell bee
I’ve been keeping a vague eye on this plant since it appeared in the front border last week, under its own steam – given how difficult I find it to get things to establish in this soil, I’m always interested … Continued
Precarious
posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Fruit and vegetables, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire |
0
It’s not at all easy for a very large bumblebee to feed from the very small blossom of a blackcurrant bush, and this Bombus terrestris queen had a fairly torrid time trying. Nevertheless she persisted, and from time to time … Continued
Flower bees
I said the other day that I was only seeing female hairy-footed flower bees now, and that I feared the males had died off. Happily it turned out that I was being too pessimistic: there are far fewer about than, … Continued
