Mummzie 381 Posted December 8 On the subject of Bumbles and poppies- screenshot from Video as I cant work out how half a video clip is a bigger file size that the original!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M4tt 3,839 Posted December 8 The native Swamp Manuka is coming up to full flower , usually at its peak on Christmas Day . I like to think they are our local Christmas trees . These are 5 year old plants I dug out of the drain banks and transplanted . They have flowered profusely since their first summer . All the peat land here was covered in these forming a dense scrub , which was cleared by settlers for farming in the early 1900’s . Not a honey bee in sight , but being heavily worked by several solitary native bee species , paspalum flies and large paper wasps . I did not know paper wasps worked flowers . I thought they were carnivorous . 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRB 46 Posted December 9 First time I've seen a bee work a Daisy. I was watching her there for at least a min, but on the whole lawn the only bee working them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2,002 Posted December 9 8 hours ago, M4tt said: The native Swamp Manuka is coming up to full flower , usually at its peak on Christmas Day . I like to think they are our local Christmas trees . These are 5 year old plants I dug out of the drain banks and transplanted . They have flowered profusely since their first summer . All the peat land here was covered in these forming a dense scrub , which was cleared by settlers for farming in the early 1900’s . Not a honey bee in sight , but being heavily worked by several solitary native bee species , paspalum flies and large paper wasps . I did not know paper wasps worked flowers . I thought they were carnivorous . I saw a honey bee on my manuka yesterday . And about 100 native bees and flies . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yesbut 4,934 Posted Wednesday at 10:52 PM Some flax flowers. Individually they don't appear to vary much in colour but when in adjacent masses they're very different... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJC 48 Posted yesterday at 04:57 AM Shame about this persistent rain the Linden tree is getting a hammering but the girls are making the most of it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john berry 3,468 Posted yesterday at 07:11 AM What are bees working at the moment. Nothing. It never stops raining. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yesbut 4,934 Posted yesterday at 07:32 AM Boiling hot ....into the river.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRB 46 Posted yesterday at 07:50 AM 38 minutes ago, john berry said: What are bees working at the moment. Nothing. It never stops raining. Ain't that the truth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tudor 1,465 Posted yesterday at 10:08 AM Linden tree here in Portobello, Dunedin, is flowering well and the bees loving the 20 degrees and sunny day - and hopefully 5 days of this to follow ! Photo tomorrow ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamesc 2,173 Posted 17 hours ago 12 hours ago, john berry said: What are bees working at the moment. Nothing. It never stops raining. Clover💪 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Gillbanks 5,606 Posted 12 hours ago Bees are pretty impressed with my lavender at present. Also lots of bumble bees on it. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2,002 Posted 12 hours ago @Trevor Gillbanks is all your section as organized as what we see in the photo. ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beefriendly 1,198 Posted 11 hours ago 1 hour ago, Trevor Gillbanks said: Bees are pretty impressed with my lavender at present. Also lots of bumble bees on it. I think I have lavender envy 😊 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beefriendly 1,198 Posted 11 hours ago The girls are busy working the alstroemeria this year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Gillbanks 5,606 Posted 8 hours ago 2 hours ago, Beefriendly said: I think I have lavender envy 😊 Yes, pretty much. That's what you get when you are a compulsive excessive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
