Richard the bees probably love the heat from the compost bin as the worker bees keep the larvae at a temp of 35 Celsius by the body heat they generate, the bees keep the hive ventilated to within 1 Celsius then the larvae develop into pupae which is also kept at the right temp its the worker bees that keep the nest temp,humidity and cleanliness and also feed the queen and larvae. I find bees fascinating and have planted lots of bee loving flowers over the last few years and I have masonry bees in my wall and quite a few different bumble bees in my garden. Recently myself and my husband have joined a bee keeping course which makes watching bees even better, they are so clever and every one needs to do there bit to help all bees.
I have a plant in my front garden and the bees are loving it. There at least 10 bees there at any one time. I dont know what the plant is but i do want to help the bees could someone contact me about showing them what the plant is so bee keepers can get some lol cos the bees round here cant seem to get enough of this wonderful flowering palm thing.
Reply to insanecatlady You don't need to worry about letting beekeepers know good forage plants — the bees are very good at finding their own. honeybees regularly fly over 2 km from their hives to find good nectar and pollen sources. Although bumblebee foraging is probably less well known they almost certainly make foraging trips of hundreds of metres on each flight from the nest.
I have a good amount of Lavender, some borage, vegetables, herbs and many other plants growing in the garden. It looks lovely but one vital ingredient is missing-BEES. Not one bee (honey or otherwise)to be seen. They were in the garden earlier this year but seem to have disappeared. I feel like I have lost my little friends.
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You don't need to worry about letting beekeepers know good forage plants — the bees are very good at finding their own. honeybees regularly fly over 2 km from their hives to find good nectar and pollen sources. Although bumblebee foraging is probably less well known they almost certainly make foraging trips of hundreds of metres on each flight from the nest.