02-04-2019 14:44 - edited 02-04-2019 14:53
02-04-2019 14:44 - edited 02-04-2019 14:53
From last year they were Sleeping Beeuties 2018 to
This year 2019 again these little kind and sweet bees have caught me unaware and when I opened
the sleeping box there were a few anxious looking faces! So up went the boxes sharpish
and they were put on top to feel the fresh air and off they flew ~ they'll be back always
to the same spot they first remember.
These are the boxes facing South in the hot sun.
This is a box with an emerging bee under the release box top.
Wildlife have no respect for photographers!
on 03-08-2019 10:23
04-08-2019 10:08 - edited 04-08-2019 10:09
04-08-2019 10:08 - edited 04-08-2019 10:09
Thanks for the pic @TallTrees - now that is cricket which I would watch and thanks all for comments on butterflies.
To be honest, I am no expert on butterflies and do get confused over different ones, so can anyone please enlighten me as to what Red Admirals, Painted Ladies, look like?
btw the one which I saw in my garden disappeared shortly after I posted seeing it and hasn`t returned.
04-08-2019 10:48 - edited 04-08-2019 10:50
04-08-2019 10:48 - edited 04-08-2019 10:50
Painted Lady butterflies come to the UK every year, though apparently this year has seen the largest amount for 10 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49210010
Red Admirals.... these are more common
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 04-08-2019 13:05
on 04-08-2019 13:05
on 04-08-2019 13:34
on 31-08-2019 12:16
on 31-08-2019 12:16
Hi guys
I`ve just had my local weekend newspaper delivered and thought I`d share an interesting article in it, by gardener Diarnuid Gaven with you.
He wrote some interesting information on hoverflies, which resemble wasps with its markings as nature`s way to avoid it being attacked by birds, and whats more don`t sting and help pollinate various plants and flowers.
The article also include mention of the National Botanic Gardens of Wales, near Carmarthen, where its Bee Garden is home to approx half a million honey bees, as well as tropical butterflies in its Butterfly House. Info on the garden can be found here
I imagine @TallTrees might well be making a trip there some time soon
on 31-08-2019 20:18
on 31-08-2019 23:07
Nature: the peacock butterfly
Had one of these in my bedroom the other day ... tried to encourage it to fly out the open window with no result ... after falling asleep noticed the butterfly must have found it's own way out
on 01-09-2019 08:51
on 01-09-2019 09:23
on 01-09-2019 09:23
Lovely butterfly @Anonymous
Sadly I've only noticed the white cabbage butterfly in my garden this year. Having said that, I'm not out there constantly so there may have been others. The cabbage butterfly is so bright it can be seen from where I sit in the lounge.
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