We have all read for some years now that bees are in decline. For years now I have tried to help and do my bit by almost every flower and plant I have chosen to grow in my garden is there because it is good for our bees. I have a huge front bed with over 50 huge flowering alliums towering over masses of flowering lupins. In my main garden flowering at the moment are more alliums, borage, chives and many more. Yet I see so few bees - seldom more than two or three bees at any one time. This is the first year where personally I can see a dramatic decline in the bee population. Obviously the awful spring we all had hasn’t helped but is everyone else now visibly seeing this decline. It’s so sad - I don’t know what more I can do.
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The long late winter meant that some of our fruit tree blossom went without insect pollination, apples in particular. Could it be that the uncultivated bees are suffering and the cultivated bees have not been placed in your area?
The last two weeks has seen a good continual selection of bees around my early raspberry bush in the back garden. Otherwise the general lateness of flowers might account for something.
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Originally posted by Norfolkgrey View PostI don't seem to have as many bees this year. Silly question is there a large area of anything near you to draw them away? As hard as bees work they will pick quantity over quality.
Lots of interesting replies - thanks everyone.
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