Woodpecker damage to Nurturing Nature Orchard solitary bee nest box

Woodpecker damage to Nurturing Nature Orchard solitary bee nest box

Oct 29, 2016

Reasons to remove your solitary bee nest boxes 1. Parasitoids wasps, e.g. Monodontomerus This Nurturing Nature Orchard solitary bee nest box was completely full of Red Mason bee larvae, when in my own garden a short while after this photograph was taken. The larvae...
What’s happening to our conker trees?

What’s happening to our conker trees?

Oct 21, 2016

Its a moth not rust that’s affecting our conker trees Have you noticed whitish patches on the leaves of horse chestnut tree, which by the middle of summer, the whitish patches die and turn brown and you may believe that autumn has come early for the tree....
Asian hornets. A threat to solitary bees or bumblebees?

Asian hornets. A threat to solitary bees or bumblebees?

Oct 14, 2016

Are honeybees, bumblebees and solitary bees safe from the Asian Hornet? The Asian Hornet, Vespa velutina, or yellow legged hornet, is the first invasive predator of honeybees and has now arrived in the UK. It is known to have caused serious problems for European...
Are you aware of The Business of Bees?

Are you aware of The Business of Bees?

Oct 12, 2016

Have bees affected our lives? On a very simplistic level, most of us know that bees provide us with fruit, honey and in the case of bumblebees, the sound of summer, with their buzzing as they busily brighten our blooms. We have formed an unequal partnership with bees...