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A Veg Bag, Flowers and A Poem

I went up to Roots this afternoon to collect a veg bag that had been left behind by a subscriber who has gone on holiday and what a treat! Tomatoes, aubergine, courgette – all destined for a ratatouille tomorrow – as well as squash, chilli, two kind of beans, carrots, lettuce and some mushrooms.

We ate the pattypan squash for tea!

There was no-one else there so I took a gentle walk around the garden hearing nothing but bird song and bees and took photos of lots of the flowers planted to help the pollinators.

I tried to catch a bee on a flower but they were too busy buzzing from one to the next.   I wanted a photo to accompany Kim Ridgeon’s delightful poem but it is already illustrated so here’s the poem with thanks to Kim for letting me share it with you all.

 

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Six on Saturday – Bee Happy

We had lunch in the garden today and were so aware of the continuous buzzing all over the garden so I set out with my camera to attempt, on a very windy day, to capture the bees on various wind-blown plants. Some of the photos, plants and/or bees, are a bit fuzzy. It is very heartening to find our plantings attracting so many pollinators.

On the French Lavender

Dozens on the Crinodendron

On the Lamb’s Ears

On the Cotoneaster

On the Mexican Fleabane

On the Thyme

On the Rosemary

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On the Raspberries.

On the Broad Beans

I would love to be able to identify each of these bees, especially after hearing on the radio this morning that we have at least 150 different kinds of bees in the UK! I shall make a start…..  Try here if you want to play along https://friendsoftheearth.uk/bee-count/great-british-bee-count-bee-identification-guide
The next photo is of a creature I do not know but which is very beautiful. The last time I posted a photo of a beautiful creature, a bright red one, I was very quickly told that it was a Lily Beetle and I should ‘dispose’ of it asap!  I’m hoping this is a friendly and beneficial little critter.

Beautiful creature on the Mexican Fleabane

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PS I have discovered from the above mentioned site  that the creature on the Rosemary isn’t a bee – it’s a Hoverfly.

 

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