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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: pollination
Wordless Wednesday – Carder Bee vs. the Black Hole
Posted in Bees, Wordless
Tagged Annual climbers, Common Carder Bee, Gardening, Ipomoea 'Black Knight', Morning Glory, Photography, pollination
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Wordless Wednesday – Wind-crossed lovers
Posted in Flowers, Nature, The home garden, Trees, Whimsy, Winter, Wordless
Tagged catkins, Corylus avellana, Gardening, hazel, macro, Photography, pollination, Wind pollination
8 Comments
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
2 Comments