Awakening Sleeping BEEuties

[TallTrees]

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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!

[TallTrees]

Thanks for the photo @MI5 

Leaf Rollers! perfect.

mud plugs ~ probably Mason Bees

Nice Hotel good mix.

[MI5]

I'm very pleased @TallTrees 

Love watching them going in and out - little ginger coloured ones are Mason Bees, right?

[TallTrees]

BUTTERFLY (at last)

This is called The Gatekeeper ~ emerges for mid Summer  ~ Pretty little butterfly

I could only get this with it's wings closed and I tried but no wings open.

[TallTrees]

Yes the little ginger ones are Red Mason @MI5 

They are quite a small bee, quite cute too.

Because I specialise in the Red Mason I don't

have the leaf rollers, it is so remarkable the

different systems used.

[MI5]

Thanks @TallTrees 

I hear we are expecting a good Year for Painted Ladies this year?

[TallTrees]

I do hope so @MI5 

I have been a bit worried because I haven't seen many

butterflies about.  The Peacock Butterfly over-winters

under the shed.  I have seen absolutely gorgeous moths,

I disturbed one sleeping it flew off and that "eagle" eyed

robin nearly got it

[Anonymous]

hello @TallTrees ... Bumble BEES

If I may, I have a question for you please ?

Why do big bumble bees apparently fly into & hit window panes ... then fly off seemingly unhurt ?

I am quite high up the canalside of my house ... there are no flowers about that high, only moss on the Yorkstone roof 

[TallTrees]

You are right @Anonymous
I've never thought about it before but subconsciously I have. Definitely heard the bang sounds hard. They do seem to get around.
Don't know why they still live after that!

[pgn]

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@MI5 wrote:

Thanks @TallTrees 

I hear we are expecting a good Year for Painted Ladies this year?

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Must try that line some time, @MI5  

BTW, @TallTrees, spotted this in our local Lidl weekly offers rag, thought I'd post it in a vaguely relevant forum:

[MI5]

Busy little chap or chapess this morning........