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first found it at Crystal Palace in 2005, and now, there it is. Just the singleton was in the garden, but later the same day there were dozens visiting the raspberry flowers up at the allotment.B. hypnorum is handsome and unmistakable. The thorax is all

Sunday, and my first trip to the allotment since November was made with some trepidation. We never seem to have quite enough time to get things fully organized up there, and although it's a wonderful place to sit and look at the world, we really

A recent Which? Gardening report revealed that many shop-bought wildlife homes are not worth buying. The trial included hedgehog homes, bug boxes and bumblebee nesters, and concluded that only solitary bee hotels proved successful, especially home

them circling over the compost heaps up at the local allotments, or settled chewing bark on a tree trunk. Then a few days ago I saw one flying in the street, examining a Reliant Robin for some reason. My heart soared.They first appeared in the area

allotment and the bees did very well after their traumatic experience. I even witnessed a mated queen digging into the ground to hibernate.Luckily there was no duvet involved in last week's Operation Bumblebee. I went round just before dusk, so I could see