I too live in wales..the south and have seen a number of bees in my garden but I'm totally incognizant about the differing types of bees.Can anyone give me a beginners guide?
Sounds like vine weevil grubs. At least you've got some tubers to replant in fresh soil. Birds love the grubs if you put them on the bird table, but if you've got other pots I'd check them as well. Horrible little things, usually the first time you realise you've got them is when the plant starts to die.
sorry to dissapoint you richard we have seen the first one in feb, and one on the 15th march in llanelli they both flew into my conservitory very big ones, and then just seem to die off very quickly, they were both acting as if they were wasps and tring to sting themselfs.. how strange but they were very very big..
I rely on a patch of dandilions to provide nectar for the early bumble bees, but there still isn't any,either in my garden or the road sides in West Nottingham. How are they in your area? However the bees certainly are enjoying my spring flowers and Lonicera purpusii blooms. So are not missing the dandilions too much.Comma butterflies are the earliest ones I get, and have seen three so far.
Saw my first Bumblebee on 23rd Feb feeding on wild primrose plants. Today saw a tiny little bee (similar to a tiny furry humming bird) visiting forget-me-not flowers with great precision and moments later heard the noise of a whole load of honey(?)bees and a lone peacock butterfly on our wild plum tree
Thanks for all the bumblebee date information. It's good to know that they're about as usual.
No butterflies in my garden yet.
Daily Digger's little bee will almost certainly be a bee-fly, which Annie W saw too. That date though....not fooling us I hope. It is the right time of year.
The bees in my garden (Torquay by the sea) nest in the steep shady banks and were buzzing about the Coronella which flowers for most of the winter here, in mid January. Now that the garden is full of flowers, there are bees of all sizes everywhere.
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Thanks for all the bumblebee date information. It's good to know that they're about as usual.
No butterflies in my garden yet.
Daily Digger's little bee will almost certainly be a bee-fly, which Annie W saw too. That date though....not fooling us I hope. It is the right time of year.