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Spring Onions

LLamaLLama Posts: 4
in Fruit & veg

I have just started sowing some spring onions and a visitor ( a type of bee) is burrowing into my seed tray earth. Is this an issue or will he/she eat my seedlings. Would love to live in harmony but not if any larvae eat my seeds. Some advice please as I am new to this planting stuff. Thanks.

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  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Never heard of a bee eating seedlings, im no expert tho, but it sounds like shes just looking for a house image
  • LLamaLLama Posts: 4

    Thanks Bekkie, will leave her alone then.

  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Do you know what type of bee it was? It dosent matter, im just curious image
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,444

    Looking for a home maybe?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Just hoping that seed tray has drainage, or that could end unpleasently! image
  • LLamaLLama Posts: 4

    nutcutlet - maybe and I don't have any problem if it's just her. But if she brings her mates round and stays up late then I may have to have words.

    Bekkie - yes to drainage and at least she has a daily shower. This is the bee if you can zoom

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     Thank you both - was just worried but now I'll live with her.

  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    That looks like a honey bee, but im not great at this stuff! At leas if she does brig her mates, your local bee keepers will collect them image
  • LLamaLLama Posts: 4

    honey bee !! well she can definitely stay then. Thanks for the advice.

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