Monday, 15 May 2017

Allium Season

All of a sudden, these big purple flower heads have sprung up everywhere - the council gardeners seem to really like them and along with geraniums they have appeared in most public garden spaces in towns.

I watched a brave early bumblebee feeding in the rain today, it didn't seem interested in the allium, only the geranium.

Not much else was seen. I am so exhausted again after my cricket weekend double header I could barely move for three hours after doing my shopping in the morning. No run either!

Si

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11 comments:

  1. Ragged Robin16 May 2017 at 02:27

    Lovely to see the alliums appearing. We have some of those geraniums in the garden the bees love them :)

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  2. Simon Douglas Thompson16 May 2017 at 06:06

    Yes indeed, sadly only the one bee enjoying these ones in the rain yesterday

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  3. Midmarsh John16 May 2017 at 12:50

    Small world. Only yesterday I was planting Allium bulbs, though a different variety.

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  4. Bob Bushell17 May 2017 at 09:15

    Beautiful flowers.

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  5. Caroline Gill17 May 2017 at 10:53

    Yes, we have also been noticing these flowers - but the bees I have seen seem to prefer the ceanothus!

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  6. Simon Douglas Thompson17 May 2017 at 11:26

    I've seen plenty of ceonothus, but not many bees on them yet!

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  7. Crafty Green Poet17 May 2017 at 23:58

    I've not seen many bumble bees up here this year (plenty of solitary bees in some places though). Those alliums are beautiful!

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  8. Simon Douglas Thompson18 May 2017 at 04:54

    Worker bees for a lot of species are only just emerging the last week or two. Early bumblebees and tree bumble workers seem to be the first

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  9. Sara - Villa Emilia18 May 2017 at 11:12

    Hello Simon, this must be one of your most beautiful posts ever! :) The second photo is gorgeous.
    Also here the first bumblebee, probably a queen, was seen today. The weather is cool and there are few flowers so I have put out some "nectar", a mixture of sugar and water (and a drop of honey). We call it "a bumblebee bar", mine hasn't had customers yet. :)

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  10. Pam19 May 2017 at 05:51

    Stunning colours in your images Si!
    Too wet today for any 'bee' observations! Roll on summer!

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  11. Simon Douglas Thompson19 May 2017 at 07:18

    Thank you all, I have so enjoyed bringing you the sights of Spring

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