Bombus terrestris queen egg laying in her nest In the wild many new queen bumblebees fill their crop with nectar, mate and then hibernate over the winter months. A few may stay around to establish a nest depending upon species and location. See BWARS Winter Bumblebees...
Turning a boring lawn into a wildflower meadow part 2 Here is a film of a lawn which was left a short period after I persuaded the owner to leave it uncut after seeing what flowers were there but never allowed to reach their full potential. It turned out to be the...
Kilmarnock willow, the bird’s nest material provider! To save birds valuable time searching for nesting material, besides nest boxes I also provide various nesting materials for them. I came across some sheep’s wool whilst walking in the countryside,...
Join Garden Bird Watch and get a wonderful Christmas present free!! Get a free copy of the acclaimed ‘Garden Birds and other wildlife’ book, worth £14.99, and the quarterly magazine Bird Table when you join Garden BirdWatch. Personally and in my opinion, this is one...
Life inside a Yellow-Face (Hylaeus communis) solitary bee nest This lovely cavity-nesting superficially wasp-like bees can very easily be overlooked as they are tiny, (4-5mm). I have had them foraging in the garden, but to my knowledge never had them nest. I did...
Wild Bee Management Workshop for the Carbon Landscape Partnership FeedBack 3/11/18 Topics covered, included bumblebee and solitary bee nest boxes, species that use them, attracting bees, nest designs, pests, predators and their management, hygiene, other residents of...
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