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Buzzin’ Around
#staywild
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Buzzing Bees in the Bin….?
The “solar powered big belly bins” in the city centre are causing a buzz…. literally! A few days after a couple of local beekeepers collected a swarm from the bin, more bees were gathering. Because the beekeepers were able to collect the swarm, the first ones must have been honeybees…. but I wasn’t willing to…
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Saturday Special – Exhausted Bees
Rather than a photo of something I’ve seen today, I thought I’d do a special post for every Saturday this month – a tip or suggestion for something wild. Today’s tip came from a sight earlier in the week – I was walking along the path when I spotted a bee on the pavement in front of me.…
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Buzzing Around
I was hoping to be able to spot some birds in the garden, but they had other ideas. I did however manage to spot this insect (I’m pretty sure it’s a bee, but it was moving a little too quickly for easy identification!), which seemed to be keen on these flowers in particular. #30dayswild
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Buzzy Bees
No, this wasn’t taken in a garden – this particular plant is growing near a retaining wall quite close to the road. A favourite with the bees, I was able to catch a photo of two bees gathering the nectar – all the other bees were moving too quickly! #30dayswild
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Buzzing Bees on a Blackberry Bush
Although you can buy Blackberry plants from garden centres, they grow readily in the wild: the side of the lane was full of the thorny stems and flowers, with plenty of bees gathering nectar. As I was taking photos, two passers-by stopped to look at the flowers. Commenting to each other on the abundance of “blossom”…