I have spotted to large bumble bees in the garden recently during the mild, sunny weather. However, the following day it had turned cold and damp and I noticed two dead bees, presumably the same ones. Can I assume that it was the weather, or are we still having a decline in the bee population. I am in south-west Scotland.
yippeeeeeeeeee ive now got frogspawn,,,,not much of it but at least i got some so hopefully they will grow and replace my frogs that died in the snow... 'my dad was wrong its not to late...'lol,mum says hes always wrong.......haha.
Pleased to hear that Sarah. We now have masses of spawn, as much as last year before the weather killed over 70 of our frogs.Our pond must be supporting an enormous amount of frogs and it's only 7' x 7'.
My mother has frog spawn appearing on her lawn. There hs not been a pond there for a few years. Will this continue until the frogs realise?? I read from the blog that you are not supposed to move the spawn from one pond to another...but what about from a lawn?
i have done loads of gardening yesterday,and while i was getting some leaves out of the pond i saw my newt only 1 mind you but im real pleased as i thought i had lost them in the horrid weather like i did many frogs.still only got a little frogspawn....[but better than none].
Oh dear Nick, you have to do something to rescue it. Can't you give it a temporary home in a makeshift 'pond'? Not sure what you can feed the tadpoles on when they are at their algae eating stage but mine thrive on Tetra floating fish pellets when they are older. Is there no expert out there that can advise Nick?
Hi, after reading everyone's comments I was shocked to see how many frogs have died, I lost over 20 which was really sad & no frogspawn, but I did find a small frog so fingers crossed thankyou for the info I will be more planned this winter ......
I am worried I have a frog disease, but i am unable to locate it from the signs i am observing: I have found 2 frogs lying belly up and motionless on a shelf in my pond. Their bellies are white, and one appears to have a sore on a hind leg joint. When I fish them out, they can just about upright themsleves, but appear to be very lethargic. One died a couple of weeks ago, this is the second one i have just found with the same symptoms. Any clues anyone - I am very worried, plus we are only just gettign spawn, despite some vigorous mating earlier. Thanks everyone, Hilary
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Can I assume that it was the weather, or are we still having a decline in the bee population. I am in south-west Scotland.
ive now got frogspawn,,,,not much of it but at least i got some so hopefully they will grow and replace my frogs that died in the snow...
'my dad was wrong its not to late...'lol,mum says hes always wrong.......haha.
I am worried I have a frog disease, but i am unable to locate it from the signs i am observing: I have found 2 frogs lying belly up and motionless on a shelf in my pond. Their bellies are white, and one appears to have a sore on a hind leg joint. When I fish them out, they can just about upright themsleves, but appear to be very lethargic. One died a couple of weeks ago, this is the second one i have just found with the same symptoms. Any clues anyone - I am very worried, plus we are only just gettign spawn, despite some vigorous mating earlier. Thanks everyone,
Hilary