Dotted Bee Fly – Jill Orme Photography

15 Apr 2026

Landing lights

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I was on my way out to the supermarket this morning when I spotted this female Dotted Bee-fly in the front garden. Shopping immediately dropped to the bottom of my list of priorities, as I scuttled back inside for a … Continued

25 Mar 2026

Spotty

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I’d hate you to look at this photo and think that the weather had dramatically improved since yesterday: it was perishing, and for most of the day it was at best overcast as well. This afternoon we had a rain … Continued

2 Apr 2025

Blossom time

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Bee-flies and blossom: what could be nicer? Blackthorn is flowering in all the hedgerows in the village (though sadly not in our own little wildlife hedge, which isn’t yet mature enough), and the early emergers among the season’s nectar feeders … Continued

18 Apr 2023

Humming

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Despite a chilling north-easterly wind, the bright sunshine brought out a raft of invertebrates in the garden this morning, and the whole area seemed to be gently humming. My species counts are still well down on last year – twenty … Continued

8 Apr 2023

Dotty

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

We had all kinds of family fun today, but when the crew went off for a walk this afternoon I regretfully decided that I needed to stay at home and hunt invertebrates in the garden cook. To be fair to … Continued

9 Apr 2022

Dotty

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

By 10.30 this morning I’d started a batch of yoghurt fermenting, and there was a Catalan stew simmering in the slow cooker. They don’t call me a Domestic Goddess for nothing.* I then rattled round all the likeliest invertebrate sites, … Continued

2 May 2021

Dotty

by JDO | posted in: Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I’ve seen several Dotted Bee-flies in my garden this year, including at least one female. This is nice because they’re said to be less common than the almost ubiquitous Dark-edged Bee-fly, but in my experience they’re much harder to catch … Continued

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