It's hard to believe that Saturday was a beautiful day, seeing as rain has now been falling continuously for over 24 hours, but I got out for a trip down the park to read "Dune" - well, it had to be done eventually - and also to scan the flowering ivy to see if any ivy bees were about.
I found a bush near the park, and the bees were all over it! Beautiful bees, with their gleaming yellow bands on the abdomen and in my view second only to the tawny mining bee in terms of their good looks.
With it having been such a grim summer for pollinators - I can't remember seeing a single tree bumblebee this year - it is nice to see some insects in decent numbers.
Si
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I remember reading Dune back in the 1970s - no, that's not quite true, I recall having the big chunky paperback hanging around for several weeks, but of the plot I remember nothing whatever. I sometimes wonder just how much of the hundreds of books I've read have stayed with me - never mind, the bees are much more memorable.
ReplyDeleteGreat bee shots Ivy is such an important food source for them this late in their season.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see the Ivy Bees! It's been a very poor year for bees thins year in general
ReplyDeleteThank you all!
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