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Here's a couple of shots of a bee working through the elephant garlic flowers. Glad to say there appear to be far more bees in my garden this year than recent times, which surprised me a bit considering the extreme winter we had.
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My leek flowers are covered in bees, T8Ter - I counted 5 different kinds of bumble bees there the other day.
I have noticed loads of bees this year too. But maybe I was just noticing better!Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to? -
That's good news Jeanie, perhaps the winter did more harm to the bee predators/disease than the bees themselves, nature usually has a way of balancing the books."We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."-- Abraham LincolnComment
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I've noticed a lot more bumble bees this year but there are still very very few honey bees.Comment
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Lots of honey bees in our Staffordshire Moorlands garden.. Must be the hives:-)Comment
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Like Jeanie I have left some Leeks to flower for the Bees - they seem to love them here too!
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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3 types of bee on my marjoram all day for the past 3 days or so
Really must try and work out the types- a small bumble with a white bum- one a tiny bit smaller with an orange bum ( like in your piccie T8Ter!) and one which looked like a small honeybee- presumably a wild honeybee?
Must have been about 30 in total down a stretch 4ft long!!!...thinking about it- it was the mass of butterflies last year supping on those flowers!Last edited by Nicos; 26-07-2010, 08:18 AM."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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