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as payment!!). But that's not all. Yesterday's whole lunch was punctuated by the activities of a very persistent bee, particularly determined to get to the table - not the food on it (or under it), but to one particular piece of timber. I've got used

Myself and my adjacent plotholder have a problem with what we think are solitary or burrowing bees.  We had a few this time last year but this year we have thousands.  Although they do not seem aggressive, and we know they are beneficial insects

Just clocked this vote where the shareholders can stop the export of these nasties. (its widely banned but it doesn't stop them making it) I don't normally post but if we don't care about the bees when we know how important they are, how can we

others by. They may spend the whole day in this fixed forage pattern. The plants benefit from having their pollen carried directly from male to female of the same species, without having it splashed wastefully over aliens. The bees benefit from targeting

on health and safety grounds to bees invading our public spaces....there's always one This is a long awaited shake up for the spray it, squash it, kill it brigade  lets hope its not too late . Its going to be an uphill struggle but we can all do a wee bit

Give beneficial pollinating insects a home by making a bee hotel. The female of the non-aggressive mason bee species spends most of her life searching for hollow stems to use as a nest. So why not make a bee hotel for her in which she can lay her

have a bumble bee nest inside our compost bin. When I tap the side it buzzes really loudly so there must be hundreds in there. What should I do? my school is looking to build a bee area any ideas for plants? A honey bee colony is very demanding and may

survey of the bee population in the UK so I need to be careful when I next spot it. I am still learning, I guess, but thanks for the info. They are lovely to watch and cheer me up. Hi,I'm hoping someone can help me. I just took over an allotment just

As a very amateur (and newish gardeners) we have been trying very hard to get most of the plants in our garden bee and insect friendly and hope to convert some grass to wildflower meadow this year.  However I have been guilty of using non

to be proactive about this and plant some bee-friendly plants on my allotment. I am thinking of lavender. What else do they like? My wisteria which I bought in 1999 as an established plant (from the Bigger Tree company) looks as if it has died - in February I