A Premiership for wildlife and ecology! Earlier this year, I was invited to visit the Manchester City Training Ground being shown around by Karl Horne, the idverde UK biodiversity advisor and his supervisor Daniel Lewis. The area is managed for wildlife by idverde UK...
Solitary wasp as an aphid pest controller! Don’t spray your plants to be rid of aphids. Leave it to the natural aphid controllers. Not all wasps sting us! In fact, most do not. They never show any interest in humans whatsoever. Yet they have such a bad name...
Megachile ligniseca, Osmia leaiana and Hyleaus communis share the same side I could have selected another side or another nest box, but to be honest, this was the nearest to me and it was raining! We have a newly started Megachile ligniseca, the woodcarving bee, with...
Ectemnius solitary wasps Although there are several species of Ectemnius solitary wasps in the UK, like other wasps, including social wasps, they provide protein in the form of insects for their larvae to feast upon. Ectemnius wasps are out and out hunters of...
Common yellow face bee (Hylaeus communis) blowing nectar bubbles film I was fortunate enough to film this bee a Hyleus communis, in action on a hot sunny day. I did think that the bees would just blow one bubble and let it hang in the air to evaporate the water....
From wildflower meadow to compost using the HOTBIN I have been making compost since the mid-1980s and yes I absolutely love it. From composting flowers disposed of by a local crematorium that otherwise went to landfill to making compost from vegetables and weeds at...
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