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Ivy Blossom

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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Has there ever been  a better  year for it?

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295
    Hi @B3,

    Same here in Scotland. Our bees are all over it ..... almost sounds like a swarm.
    The pollen and nectar will set them up nicely for winter. The red admirals like it too.

    It's such a great plant ... so a shame it gets a bit of a bad press.

    Bee x
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    A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Certainly keeping the Red Admirals happy down here, too. Isn’t that the flower with the rather unpleasant smell though?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited October 2023
    Never noticed a smell. Are you thinking of privet? I like the smell but many don't @Ergates
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    My Ivy is also blossoming well but it was pretty prolific last year too so can't say I've noticed that much difference.  Keeping everyone happy tho  ;)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Mine is flowering, and the only difference is that it's a bit earlier than usual. It always does well round here though. 
    Mahonia's out too, which is a bit earlier than usual, but it's been very, very mild. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    The tree ivy I've got has been smothered in red admirals,  it smells of honey. At night it has  wood lice on the flowers. I was hoping for moths.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'm going to need to have a really good sniff now. But I've been trimming the non flowering shoots and haven't noticed the slightest whiff of anything.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • clematisdorsetclematisdorset Posts: 1,348
    I could smell it more a few days ago. Seen bees but not butterflies on it.  Last year, flowering was more prolific
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  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    Same down here in Cornwall. There are several large trees of ivy around where I live  and all are full of flowers at the moment. 
  • clematisdorsetclematisdorset Posts: 1,348
    I was wondering what the blackbirds might be pecking at. Maybe the flowers or buds?
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