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southern lapwings (Vanellus chilensis) known affectionately as 'terro terro', due to their call. I was in my element counting and photographing different types of bumblebee and solitary wasp, and later was joined in the swimming pool by a couple of toads

bumblebees. With an ample supply of fruit blossom around, there is plenty of nectar and pollen for them to enjoy, and all are welcome.One good thing about growing a single 'Victoria' plum tree is that it’s self-fertile. Unlike many varieties of fruit, like

to eye.Whether you go out of your way to help wildlife in your garden or spend hours tending a perfectly manicured plot, you’re sharing your pride and joy with wild creatures. These could be a family of hedgehogs or bumblebees, frogs, earwigs, whatever

/05/27/bumblebees-in-the-compost-bin/, his blog about it might help put your mind at rest. Because of the shortage of honey bees, due to disease etc. I make it a firm policy to plant my garden with as many bee and insect attracting flowers as possible. They have

insects were likely to do to him! This year the bird box was occupied by Tree Bumblebees, but the hornets are still regular, welcome visitors to the garden. That is so typical of a ot of the human race. If you do not understand it,or know about it.Kill it

's still flowering and bumblebees are still feeding on it now in December in London. It's full of seed pods too but I'm not sure I want anymore of it. It grew so vigorously this summer, I'm afraid it might take over the whole garden and eventually the world

through the lens. The ladybirds would have been quite OK for several hours, but a bumblebee would not have been very happy at all. I have recently found lots of small black beetles on my rosemary hedge. Is there a pesticide I can use to get rid of them

. They are probably bumblebees. This page might help you identify them. They will only be there until late-summer, maybe into autumn but they definitely won't last the winter. It is unlikely that they would return next year, but they might do. Do you normally have

. But I don't want to disturb them. Kate thought they might be bumblebees. I have had wasp nests, these are smaller, and I have become quite attached to them. I would love to know what they are, I cant do photos yet, I am new to this technology!!! Very new

? I was going to say the same - is the area well drained? It's too early for lavender to flower - the usual time is from July to September.   The lavender with  bumble-bee shaped flowers sounds like a French lavender which is less hardy than English