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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2007 8:28:41 GMT
Hi All, I thought it may be nice to have a thread for pictures of Bumbles Here is mine  Sara  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2007 11:40:35 GMT
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Post by isabella on Aug 28, 2007 19:13:46 GMT
I have posted this somewhere before  |
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Post by jean on Aug 31, 2007 15:37:11 GMT
I still have a few late poppies in the garden, the bee's love them  And the Japanese Anenome  This one was taken earlier in the year  |
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Post by isabella on Aug 31, 2007 18:45:56 GMT
I LOVE Bumble Bees ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Dutchy on Sept 11, 2007 8:17:27 GMT
 Sometimes they look like little fairies  |
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Post by Weeterrier on Sept 11, 2007 14:11:26 GMT
Love all the pollen on their bums ;D  |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 11, 2007 17:36:23 GMT
This is such a lovely thread - I always think bees look like happy contented little creatures.
We saw a bee-hive on holiday. The owners had put plastic sides inside the hive so that we could open it up and see inside without disturbing the bees too much. He'd also put three sides of the hive inside a shed with the front opening to the outside world and keeping the bees out of the shed. We watched the comings and goings for ages - and also watched a couple of wasps trying to get in. It was amazing how calm the bees were until the wasps actually landed on the platform by the entrance - the wasp soon buzzed off!!!
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Post by Weeterrier on Sept 20, 2007 16:28:25 GMT
Think this may be a bluebottle  But, hey, it's got wings ;D  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2007 17:39:40 GMT
heres mine.  |
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Post by Weeterrier on Sept 20, 2007 18:08:03 GMT
OOooooooooo his wee face is full of pollen ;D
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Post by Weeterrier on Sept 27, 2007 11:57:37 GMT
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Sept 27, 2007 12:34:57 GMT
WOW................what fabulous pictures guys ;D
S x
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Post by Shrubrose on Sept 30, 2007 18:02:35 GMT
Nowhere near as good as some of the beauties on here (pics, not Bumbles - they're all beautiful) but so chuffed that I managed to get one  |
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Post by Tig on Oct 5, 2007 18:58:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2007 23:18:02 GMT
Gosh! Doesn't the yellow and red really set it all off, when you'd expect those colours to blur the natural beauty of the bee. Absolutely fascinating.
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Post by Pip on Oct 6, 2007 10:53:54 GMT
Lovely photos. We have had an awful lot of bees in the garden this year and it has been a delight to watch them.
Pip
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Post by Tig on Oct 11, 2007 15:59:38 GMT
While I was repotting my lilies this aft I was startled by a loud buzzing - kept looking round for something big! Then spotted this (rushed to get camera) -  Helped it right itself  Gave it a knowing look  And gently placed it on my sedum Good job I didn't just shove my hand in and grab a handful of soil (which I had done with the first couple of pots!) Tig |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2007 7:18:44 GMT
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Post by nightowl on Nov 7, 2007 14:42:58 GMT
I've just seen a Bumbly!!! ( Sorry, that's Bumble Bee to normal people ) Anyone else seen one this late in the year ? ( been quite nice out today though ) It didn't seem interested in what few flowers I've still got, just bumbled about a bit and bumbled off. |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Nov 7, 2007 15:14:09 GMT
What wonderful photos...clever lot you are. As some of you may recollect (Skarloey!?) I am fascinated by bombus bombus...and have a book detailing the British species...true bumble bees, 'cuckoo' bees, and mimics (generally flies)...in fact the book has 6 pages devoted to bee genitalia or Bee Porn as I call it. I have a few pics of bees in flowers taken in the summer of 2006 on Photobucket..but this year I've hardly posted any garden pics at all...it's been SUCH a disappointing year....the bees have still been hard at work tho as my peas are still producing lots of pods. |
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But, hey, it's got wings ;D
