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In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.”
– Terry Pratchet
Forage in May for:
Alexanders, Beech leaves, Cow Parsley, Hairy Bittercress, Dandelion Flowers , Cleavers, Primroses, Ransoms, Sweet Violets, Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic
Tag Archives: Bees
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
I go through phases of enjoying poetry, with very long gaps between, and that is how I’ve only just got round to reading the full poem ‘Ode to Autumn’ by John Keats. It seems to me to take us through … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Nature, Plants, Whimsy
Tagged autumn, Bees, crab apples, fruit, gourds, John Keats, malus, Mellow, Poetry, wood blewits
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Top of the Pops …. or I love poppies
Yes, I love poppies: Flanders poppies, opium poppies, oriental poppies, Shirley poppies. I also stare longingly at the acid loving varieties, but make do with the varieties I can grow here in Alkali Land. Luckily, with the Shirley poppies providing … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Plants, The home garden
Tagged beauty, Bees, Beetle, Flanders poppies, Flowers, nature, opium poppies, oriental poppies, Poppies, Shirley poppies
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Bumbling towards summer
Yesterday I was planting out some of the flowers and vegetables bursting from their modules in the greenhouse. So I was head down in the borders and beds for much of the day. There was a lot of humming going … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, The home garden
Tagged Bees, Bumblebees, crops, Insects, nature, pollination, Wildlife
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I love crocuses
Unfortunately, so do the mice and voles! This vole bit through the stem and then dropped the beautiful goblet. Presumably it was going for the nectar. Happily, the bees love the nectar they provide too and their goblet-shaped flowers trap … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, The home garden
Tagged Apis mellifera, Bees, Crocus, Nectar, Pollen, Spring, Voles
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Stumperies and Stickeries
Deep in the Pleasure Grounds at Wimpole, in a neglected corner of the shrubbery, there are some interesting architectural structures being developed to encourage the local fauna and improve insect diversity. One of these is a Victorian stumpery and at … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Bees, Bug hotel, Insects, Pleasure grounds, Stumpery, Victorian, Wimpole Hall
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The Bees are Back in Town
Today there was a distinct hum in the garden. It is hard not to get excited about spring with all that activity!
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