My two beekeeper friends haven't had good years; one got only a couple of supers of honey. Haven't seen a lot of honeybees around this year at all. Reasonable number of butterflies though, including a Red Admiral which landed on me the other day
Lovely photo Jo nice to here that there are lots of bees and encourage them with there planting season.About 4 months ago I purchased a auto wall hose pipe used once went to use it again and notices bits of leafs had been dropped so decided to have a cup of tea and sit on the patio so bees flying with bits of leaves examining the holes in the outer casing out of the six holes four are now blocked with leaves left the hose alone and back to the watering can ,nature at its best great to watch
A huge bee nearly followed me indoors today when I came home for lunch. He's probably had to find shelter for the afternoon as it's chucked it down here since half one
I used to grow Scabious ( think it was the same one Jo) and thought about getting one of the really dark ones for my sunnier border. They're beautiful flowers close up - hence the nickname of pincushion.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The bees in my garden are very busy indeed. They love my "planted in memory of dad" nasturtiums. I find that they go for pretty much anyhing yellow. I'm new to watching bees so I've planted my nasty urchins up at window level where I have the perfect view. One of my dopey dogs nearly ate one on a flower the other day but disaster was averted when a cat ran distraction!!! Butterflies are a mystery to me but I've seen loads of those too. Sedums are like a magnet for them. If we even have a glink of sunlight they spread their wings and enjoy the tiny bit of heat we've had this Summer.
I've got lots of bees visiting my hebes, buddleias, cosmos, erysimum, fuchsias, pelargoniums and osteospurmums - some of my plants have started blooming quite late this year - I'm still waiting for the buds to open on my hibiscus and a few of my cosmos are only just developing buds now.
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Bees all over my sedum spectabile in the sunshine today, a few of them bumbles.
My two beekeeper friends haven't had good years; one got only a couple of supers of honey. Haven't seen a lot of honeybees around this year at all. Reasonable number of butterflies though, including a Red Admiral which landed on me the other day
@jo47
Nice Scabious? What variety, looks quite a large flowered one.
Lovely photo Jo nice to here that there are lots of bees and encourage them with there planting season.About 4 months ago I purchased a auto wall hose pipe used once went to use it again and notices bits of leafs had been dropped so decided to have a cup of tea and sit on the patio so bees flying with bits of leaves examining the holes in the outer casing out of the six holes four are now blocked with leaves left the hose alone and back to the watering can ,nature at its best great to watch
Gorgeous Jo
A huge bee nearly followed me indoors today when I came home for lunch. He's probably had to find shelter for the afternoon as it's chucked it down here since half one
I used to grow Scabious ( think it was the same one Jo) and thought about getting one of the really dark ones for my sunnier border. They're beautiful flowers close up - hence the nickname of pincushion.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When closing up the greenhouse tonight, i spotted a humming bird moth flittering among the flowers of Salvia Hot lips!
There was also one a few weeks ago on penstemons!
Cheers
Hi jo47
Saw was the operative word, it was only there for a few seconds then shot over the fence into next doors garden, spoil sport!
There are lots of honeybees on the flowering tree ivy that has infiltrated part of the hawthorn hedge.
The bees in my garden are very busy indeed. They love my "planted in memory of dad" nasturtiums. I find that they go for pretty much anyhing yellow. I'm new to watching bees so I've planted my nasty urchins up at window level where I have the perfect view. One of my dopey dogs nearly ate one on a flower the other day but disaster was averted when a cat ran distraction!!!
Butterflies are a mystery to me but I've seen loads of those too. Sedums are like a magnet for them. If we even have a glink of sunlight they spread their wings and enjoy the tiny bit of heat we've had this Summer.
Lovely picture Jo
I've got lots of bees visiting my hebes, buddleias, cosmos, erysimum, fuchsias, pelargoniums and osteospurmums - some of my plants have started blooming quite late this year - I'm still waiting for the buds to open on my hibiscus and a few of my cosmos are only just developing buds now.