Our precious British #bees have various strategies for coping with the #winter months. Find out more about how they survive the cold weather.
What happens to bees in the winter? | Friends of the Earth
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/what-happens-bees-winter
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What happens to bees in the winter? | Friends of the Earth
Have you ever wondered where bees go in winter and how extreme weather affects our vulnerable bees?
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Domestic goddess | JDO
When R described me as a domestic goddess this afternoon, I raised an eyebrow at him and waited for the punchline, but it turned out that he was...
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Nomadic | JDO
By the time a cool and murky day gave way to a beautiful, sunny evening, I had done my gardening and bug hunting, and was busy with other...
BlipfotoFirst of the year: a male red mason bee, Osmia bicornis, sunning himself on a gatepost.
#BritishBees #RedMasonBee #OsmiaBicornis #SolitaryBee #nature #wildlife #macro #CanonR5
Sluggish | JDO
It was another dreary, wet morning, though warmer than yesterday and without the biting wind. R and I were both grumpy about this interruption to...
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Expert | JDO
There are now around a dozen male hairy-footed flower bees in the garden, and competition between them is getting fierce. Yesterday I saw the...
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