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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 1, 2016 18:01:50 GMT
Bees really love the fennel at the allotment.  Beautiful Ladygardener,  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 2, 2016 10:14:29 GMT
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Post by fozzie on Sept 4, 2016 7:44:18 GMT
 Sorry wrong size I think! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 5, 2016 7:14:39 GMT
Well caught fozzie, not to worry about the size, when you click on it, it becomes bigger.  |
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Post by fozzie on Sept 16, 2016 18:34:36 GMT
Neighbours bees gorging on the last of "self seeded" sunflowers.    There is always one miscreant that's hooked on weed!  Its a lovely cycle. Mrs F feeds the birds, costs me a fortune, she loves the birds so no problem. The sunflowers appear, the bees love the sunflower nectar. I help harvest and bottle the honey, I get paid in honey, I love the honey. Bird seed not so expensive after all! |
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 17, 2016 14:05:19 GMT
One way of looking at it fozzie, hahahaha!! You can hardly see this bee, - it is covered in pollen...  I like this - just lovely...  |
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Post by Tig on Apr 18, 2017 23:44:40 GMT
As most of you know I am prone to taking the odd photo or two  It isn't only my plants but also my insect visitors who get 'papped' but I am not very good at identifying them these days so I do post on a local invertebrate group on FB and hope that the experts can identify them for me. Couple of days ago I posted two pics and was prompted to add them to a record keeping group for insect sightings across the UK as one was quite rare in my area. I did, and after confirmation of the identification I have the first recorded sighting in Stafford of Melecta Albifons! Little things and all that, can make your day  Here it is ...  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 21, 2017 5:48:20 GMT
Tig, Well done. 
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 27, 2017 6:33:23 GMT
Every year I have leaf cutter bees on some of the roses. This year, it's the turn of Gertrude Jekyll, it's right beside where I sit and part of it now cut to bits. I don't mind in the least 'tho, I love watching them, they work so quickly.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 28, 2017 12:27:19 GMT
I love watching them as well Ladygardener, - it's seems as though they just pick out one or two per year!! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 29, 2017 6:32:17 GMT
Look at how this leaf cutter bee is holding on to the leaf! Fascinating they are.  |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Aug 21, 2017 18:11:07 GMT
It has been quite difficult to take photos of bumblebees this year because our new dog chases them...he even catches and eats the odd one despite my scolding him. I did manage to capture this one heading for a veronicastrum... |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Mar 31, 2019 19:19:38 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 1, 2019 8:10:12 GMT
Wonderful pics Cheerypeabrain,- I think we are all still angry as to what Photbucket did to us all...I think they have paid for it but that doesn't help us get our pics back. Plus there were some pics from people that are no longer with us...very sad !! You can also upload pics here Cheerypeabrain, - look on the left hand side when making a post and you can upload pics from your PC. After a couple of glitches the system seems to work pretty well for us all. |
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Post by owdboggy on Apr 1, 2019 13:11:16 GMT
You still can lift your images from Photobucket to re save elsewhere. Bit of a faff, but I have just done it.
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 1, 2019 15:48:17 GMT
I tried that owdboggy, gave up in despair  |
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Post by owdboggy on Apr 1, 2019 16:34:37 GMT
I tried that owdboggy, gave up in despair Did you manage to sign in? |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 1, 2019 16:38:55 GMT
Havent been there for a while but I got on ok last time.
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Post by owdboggy on Apr 1, 2019 19:52:22 GMT
Well , once signed in all I did was choose a photo and download it. The trouble was having to sign in more than getting the photo.
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 2, 2019 7:03:29 GMT
Well , once signed in all I did was choose a photo and download it. The trouble was having to sign in more than getting the photo. thank you OB I'll have a look...I'd like to rescue a few pics if I can |
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It isn't only my plants but also my insect visitors who get 'papped' but I am not very good at identifying them these days so I do post on a local invertebrate group on FB and hope that the experts can identify them for me. Couple of days ago I posted two pics and was prompted to add them to a record keeping group for insect sightings across the UK as one was quite rare in my area. I did, and after confirmation of the identification I have the first recorded sighting in Stafford of Melecta Albifons! Little things and all that, can make your day 
Here it is ...
