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Quote of the day:
“The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination.”
– Terri Guillemets
Forage in December for:
Alexanders, Chickweed, Garlic Mustard, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hawthorn berries, Cleavers, Rowan Berries, Hairy Bittercress, Honesty
Tag Archives: Bumblebees
Wordless Wednesday – Beauty and the Bees
Posted in Bees, Wordless
Tagged Althaea cannabina, Bees, Bumblebees, Gardening, Hemp-leaved marshmallow, herbaceous perennials, Photography
10 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Climbing Eryngium’s Icy Peaks
Posted in Bees, Wordless
Tagged Bumblebees, eryngium, Gardening, honey bees, longhorned beetle, Photography
10 Comments
Danger: Flying Fur Balls!
Posted in Bees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Asters, autumn, buff-tailed bumblebee, Bumblebees, Common Carder Bee, Gardening, ivy, Ivy bees (Colletes hederae), Photography
15 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Astronauts!
Posted in Bees, Flowers, Nature, Wordless
Tagged alliums, Borage, Bumblebees, Gardening, honey bees, Phlomis, Photography, Poppies, Wildlife
6 Comments
Fat bees and fragrant apple blossom
What a wonder our little crab apple tree (Malus ‘John Downie’) on the driveway is! It is covered in a thick snowy crust of pink and white blossom and is humming with the hypnotic sounds of bees and insects, hovering … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Trees, Wildlife
Tagged Apple blossom, Bumblebees, crab apples, Fruit trees, Gardening, honey bees, Photography, Spring, Wildlife
13 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Posted in Bees, Flowers, The home garden, Wordless
Tagged Bumblebees, Echium pinnata, Gardening, Giant Viper's Bugloss, Photography
9 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
December Wildlife Roundup: Watching the Watchers
I know that at this time of year I spend a lot of ‘indoors’ time peering out: at the garden, the moon, the weather and the wildlife, but recently I feel like nature is turning the tables. I am being … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Bumblebees, caterpillars, Gardening, nature, Photography, Squirrels, Thrushes, Wildlife
31 Comments
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