Early Bumblebee

19 Jun 2021

Weedy

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Purple toadflax is native to Italy, but has naturalised across much of Europe, including the British Isles. Because of the kind of gardener I am (lazy and incompetent) it has colonised several areas of my garden – a fact that … Continued

14 Apr 2021

Early

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Well, not very early, actually. This is the first Early Bumblebee I’ve seen this year, whereas last year I recorded my first one on 26th March. On the other hand, we had a nice spring last year, and this season … Continued

4 Jun 2020

Early

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

The weather has turned somewhat grim since Tuesday: it’s cold and dark, and conducive neither to bug activity nor the photography thereof – but yet we haven’t had the rain we quite desperately need. I will feel rather embarrassed if … Continued

30 May 2015

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

With May Macro Mayhem ending tomorrow, I went on a bee hunt today with the 31mm extension tube on the 85mm lens. I took scores of photos, most of which were promptly recycled, but I did end up with a … Continued

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