Bread and milk harms Hedgehogs poster

Bread and milk harms Hedgehogs poster

No milk or bread today. It makes hedgehogs ill! Many people now thankfully, know that bread and milk is a ‘no-no’ for hedgehogs. There are others who simply do not know it can be harmful for them. Being lactose intolerant, too much can give them diarrhoea!...
1st Red Mason female bee feeding 2016 on fructose video

1st Red Mason female bee feeding 2016 on fructose video

Cold, chilled 1st Female Red Mason bee 2016 On 21st April, the weather here was unseasonably warm in my south facing sun trap garden. Early afternoon, I looked inside my orchard bee nest box.  and saw two Red Mason males (Osmia bicornis) had emerged and flown away,...
Composting talk Burton & Rossett Horticultural Society N. Wales

Composting talk Burton & Rossett Horticultural Society N. Wales

Want to know how to make Garden Compost? Burton & Rossett Horticultural Society aims to encourage good horticultural and gardening practices in the local area, through a variety of talks, workshops and outings, as well as two annual shows. After his successful and...
Garden Bumblebee Talk Risley Moss Local Nature Reserve

Garden Bumblebee Talk Risley Moss Local Nature Reserve

Garden Bumblebees Talk and Presentation A talk by local expert George Pilkington on garden bumblebees, their ecology, pests, bumblebee decline, forage and his own innovative bumblebee nest boxes. Tuesday 26th April 2016 Risley Moss Nature Reserve 7.00pm – 8.30pm...
Bumblebee Presentation, Flint & District Honeybee keepers

Bumblebee Presentation, Flint & District Honeybee keepers

Flint and District Beekeepers Presentation I enjoy giving presentations to honeybee keepers. Many of them are keen ‘experts’ in honeybees and very knowledgeable about them. Its rather nice when they ask me to tell them about garden bumblebees or solitary...