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Post by Tig on May 21, 2011 13:03:00 GMT
Fair amount of buzzing about this morning   x Tig |
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Post by Geranium on May 21, 2011 21:30:24 GMT
The bees were very happy in my Geranium x magificum today.  |
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Post by Tig on May 24, 2011 14:36:45 GMT
Despite the wind (how do they manage to fly in such gales?) they seem to be drawn to the allium christophii today   x Tig |
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Post by Tig on May 31, 2011 16:08:21 GMT
This was trying to dry off in the sun this morning, thought it was a fly at first, it was nearly all black!  x Tig |
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Post by Missredhead on Jun 1, 2011 17:20:12 GMT
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Post by Tig on Jun 1, 2011 18:09:30 GMT
That's a lovely photo Missy, the blue clematis if delightful too  x Tig |
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Post by Auricula on Jun 1, 2011 20:51:13 GMT
I counted at least half a dozen bees buzzing around my penstemon Catherine de la Mare this afternoon, in the hot sunshine...........fair summery it was ;D
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 2, 2011 2:22:31 GMT
Great shots everyone. I've seen those black ones with the rusty bums on my geranium up at the allotment. There've been a right few bees in my garden thisyear. They love the flowers from the Heuchera.
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Post by Barbara on Jun 2, 2011 12:26:04 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 4, 2011 13:03:21 GMT
There are some lovely pics...just a few from me...    and this one that I found on an aubergine leaf in the GH - thought it was gasping it's last with 45degC inside but when I went back it was gone.... I love the spot on it's back...  RF |
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Post by Tig on Jun 12, 2011 13:02:14 GMT
Lovely RF The bees are all undercover here today, or flying round with tiny brollies up! Yesterday they were about though and I snapped these two ..   OH has disturbed a nest of little orange bottomed bees which must be in the garage footings, they were giving him merry hell when he was knocking the bricks off yesterday  x Tig |
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Post by Geranium on Jun 12, 2011 19:45:00 GMT
Here's a bee inside a foxglove!  |
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Post by Tig on Jun 12, 2011 22:47:09 GMT
;D just a bum, not much ble bee  x Tig |
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Post by Geranium on Jun 13, 2011 12:26:53 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 18, 2011 9:40:20 GMT
One very soggy bee...  RF |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 18, 2011 20:31:58 GMT
Those are such vibrant colours Tig, great. Geranium yours is a familiar picture to me, they're constantly climbing up my Digitalis. Rf the rain is not putting him off it's food anyhow.
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 22, 2011 19:18:48 GMT
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Post by Missredhead on Jun 22, 2011 19:33:14 GMT
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jun 22, 2011 20:13:02 GMT
coo ;D
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Post by Jilly on Jun 23, 2011 7:20:47 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 23, 2011 7:29:08 GMT
 Bootiful!
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 23, 2011 17:22:27 GMT
I'd give it a 4 if I could, great shot, the Astrantia flowers are wonderful. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 4, 2011 7:29:38 GMT
Bees love poppies, don't they...   RF |
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Post by Barbara on Jul 4, 2011 7:36:48 GMT
They sure do RF, it sound like power tools working in my garden this morning. ;D
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 4, 2011 9:24:44 GMT
Those poppies really are like tissue paper are'nt they. I love the sound they make when they're inside the poppies. ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 9, 2011 7:03:27 GMT
A white bum enjoying a Mex...  Some more poppy bees....you are right LG the sound is lovely...  RF |
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Post by Missredhead on Jul 10, 2011 16:41:06 GMT
A white bum enjoying a Mex... Some more poppy bees....you are right LG the sound is lovely... RF Love them both so  |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 17, 2011 17:12:07 GMT
I can't seem to get the pics I did last year...  need lots more practice...the bees love the hyssop. |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 18, 2011 20:00:56 GMT
this is a bit better...   it's either a female bombus terestris (buff tailed bumble bee) or a cuckoo bee///you can tell it's female because it's antenae have an 'elbow'...and it's a buff tail because there's a thin buff coloured line at the top of the white bit of the tail. incidentally....this isn't a brilliant pic...but you can tell the males because of the yellow hairs on the face (their antenae are straight too...no pollen baskets on the legs either)  |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 19, 2011 18:38:23 GMT
....me luuuurve bees..... a little solitary bee was having fun this arvo in the garden.  sharing it's dinner with a bumblebee  bumble bees     ;D I haven't seen any redtails since the end of June...anybody seen any recently? |
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Gorgeous pic Cheery 