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Talkback: Bees and bee flies

worrying. The swarm seems very relaxed and placid but not sure what to do about this really. advice would be good?Higgyhttp://higgysgardenproject.blogspot.com/ please be carefull how you phrase the context of bees doing the damage Sidrah,wasps by happymarion

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28/11/2011 18:43:21

by Farm Bees

Talkback: Sunflowers and hoverflies

use pesticides in my garden. Is this natural? I have notice a great increase of hoverflies in my garden all shapes and sizes and my leafcutter bees or wasps are doing well. Not been stung yet!!! lazygardener - it's that time of year, I wouldn't have by Mo

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28/11/2011 18:44:01

by mooncarrot

Talkback: Flying Ants Day

then a wasp. I have become quite fond of them. I actual work around them, if my shadow crosses their nest they come out to investigate on mass. We moved house in January, and i started up a new compost bin,And now it is heaving with ant's. The birds by fusseyboy

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28/11/2011 18:43:55

by weefeartie

Talkback: Protecting fruit from birds

Not me! Mainly because the wasps beat the birds to my fruit.... that is, all those that haven't already fallen prey to codling moth grubs.But part-eaten fruit are still good for juicing (once the nibbled bits have been cut away). And like Ryan, I by Ryan

28/11/2011 18:41:24

by Testosterone 250 mg

Plants for narrow border

problem in the way that wasps might be. You'd get lovely perfume and butterflies too. I once planted a border along the path in my back garden with lavender. It attracted many bees and also hoverflies. I went to the line with a basket of washing one day by Berkley

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27/02/2013 10:34:25

by elydavid

Needing old mouse or vole nests

they make and the fact they are so docile and non-confrontational, unlike nosey wasps, who seem to have a finger on the stinger at every opportunity. Misread the thread title, wondered why on earth anyone would want old mouse or vole vests...I didn't know by BrummieBen

10/03/2013 12:50:34

by figrat

Sawfly and willow trees

delicate little wasps really) prefer to lay eggs on the lowest branches. So I think if I hit them with something now (or as they all start hatching), I could stop them. But it's a question of with what? I'm not keen on using chemicals in my garden generally by JoshyD

11/05/2013 16:21:02

by Fairygirl

Talkback: Allotment hits and misses

babies. anyone had wasp trouble.My ripe tomatoes have been nibbled at, at least I think it is wasps, never known them to attack tomatoes before? I too suffered from blight on my tomatoes, had great success with onions, peas, beetroot, new potatoes by supernanny

28/11/2011 18:39:23

by sedwards

Talkback: Gardening injuries

to relive the pain on this blog! Kate I was carrying a too heavy tub down the garden path, tripped hitting my ribs on the pot and cracking bone in my wrist.Dropped a log on my toe and broke it.Deadheading a begonia-did not see wasp on it-it stung my hand by caroline

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28/11/2011 18:41:09

by Neil H

Talkback: Leafcutter bees

and when i looked a few weeks later(it is a holiday home) no leaves left.! here in reno the decline(horrendous)in honeybee population has caused an explosion in all the wild bees, wasps and yes, pollinator flies, perhaps the same thing has happened in GB by tessa1958

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29/07/2012 07:31:27

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