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Quote of the day:
“O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers”
– Anne Brontë
Forage in May for:
Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Dandelions
Tag Archives: Bees
A Week of Flowers #Day7 – Flowers and Friends
Since the beginning of December Cathy at Words and Herbs has been running ‘A Week of Flowers‘ to cheer and brighten our lives. It’s been an absolutely delight to dip into so many people’s passions and favourites. I’ve loved it! … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Wildlife
Tagged Bees, butterflies, Flowers, Gardening, Hoverflies, Photography, pollinators, wildlife gardening
16 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Cornflower blue
Posted in Bees, Wordless
Tagged Bees, Bombus locorum, centaurea cyanus, Cornflower, Gardening, Photography, white-tailed bumblebee, Wildlife
10 Comments
Six on Saturday – A spring in my step
27/02/2021 So the greenhouse windows opened automatically this week for the first time this year (that I’ve noticed) and Steve cut the grass for the first time in roughly four months! In fact, my title was almost ‘The first cut … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Poker Face
Posted in Bees, Out and about, Wordless
Tagged Bees, Gardening, iPhone photography, Kniphofia, Red Hot Pokers, urban environment
6 Comments
Hairy-Footed Flower Bees
This is a photo of a bee having a good guzzle from a red deadnettle. The bee looks particularly furry and indeed it is, but what is most impressive is the length of the hairs … on its legs. Especially … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Wildlife
Tagged Anthophora plumipes, Bees, deadnettles, forget-me-not, Gardening, Hairy-footed flower bee, Photography, Primroses, wildlife gardening
6 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Dirty faces amongst the Tommies!
Posted in Bees, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Bees, buff-tailed bumblebee, bulbs, crocus tommasinianus, Gardening, nature, Photography, Pollen, Wildlife
10 Comments
September Wildlife Sightings – On the cusp
You know that autumn is here when the spaces between everything in the garden are filled with large webs and, more disturbingly, large spiders. There are loads of garden cross spiders stretched across our front garden path waiting pendulously to … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, birds, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged autumn, Bees, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Photography, Ponds, spiders, wildlife gardening
10 Comments
Wildlife Wednesday – Ivy Bees … so adorable!
A new spot for me and IDed by helpful Twitter users, these are Ivy Bees (Colletes hederae), a type of mining bee that first appeared in Britain in 2001. Here’s a helpful summary of the Ivy Bee from Naturespot. They … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Bees, Gardening, Ivy bees (Colletes hederae), mining bees, Photography, Wildlife
7 Comments
March wildlife roundup – Walking on stilts
So rain, rain and more rain. The rivers are bursting their banks and flowing over the roads round here. Routes out of the village to the south are getting a bit risky. The footpaths, in places, are Somme-like and require … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, birds, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Bees, Bumblebees, Grey heron, nuthatch, Pheasants, Photography, wildlife gardening
21 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A White-Whiskered Gentleman
Posted in Bees, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Andrena, Bees, Gardening, hyacinths, Mining bee, Photography, pollinators, spring bulbs
6 Comments
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