Good idea to have a glass and a bit of stiff cardboard in the greenhouse to help them out and on their way. Quite easy to do. Honey bees die after six weeks by the way. People sometimes get upset at the sight of dead bees - I used to - but they are short lived creatures.
Here's a pic of a bumble I dried off after heavy rain last year. It's sucking up sugary water. The sugar was on a spoon to start off with but was difficult juggling both the bee and the spoon.
Joybell. They are like Red Tailed Bumblebees. Just leave them to it you need them in your garden to pollinate, They don't Swarm. They are not aggressive. Lucky you.
Hartleyhare. I would think it is a Queen Bumblebee looking for somewhere to nest.
You lucky thing. I would love to have some bees living in the garden. My husband, who is blond and always gets them trying to find honey in his hair, is less keen!
I've had a colony of white/buff tailed bees in the hoghouse this year. Lovely. I've made a smaller version of the house for them as I needed to move the hoghouse. Any planting that encourages them is good @sarinka, as @BenCotto has said. The vast majority of bee species just go about their business and aren't interested in people
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Good idea to have a glass and a bit of stiff cardboard in the greenhouse to help them out and on their way. Quite easy to do. Honey bees die after six weeks by the way. People sometimes get upset at the sight of dead bees - I used to - but they are short lived creatures.
Here's a pic of a bumble I dried off after heavy rain last year. It's sucking up sugary water. The sugar was on a spoon to start off with but was difficult juggling both the bee and the spoon.
I noticed a bee going into one of my empty bird boxes. I think there is just the one but not really sure. We have a lot of bees here
I have just taken this photo of bees in the hedgehog box, they seem to have made a nest, but I don't know what bees they are.
Joybell. They are like Red Tailed Bumblebees. Just leave them to it you need them in your garden to pollinate, They don't Swarm. They are not aggressive. Lucky you.
Hartleyhare. I would think it is a Queen Bumblebee looking for somewhere to nest.
Thank you for naming them they are more than welcome to stay to as we grow flowers that are wildlife friendly and don't use chemicals.
Hedgehogs not to happy though.
Any planting that encourages them is good @sarinka, as @BenCotto has said. The vast majority of bee species just go about their business and aren't interested in people
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...