liz- found a photo of a black and white bee in a book. have a bit of a google to see if they are like yours . the first is Epeolus cruciger (type...
I was taking a photo of a rowan tree I have to find out which variety it is and while doing this I noticed a lot of ants to-ing and fro-ing from...
I work for a local authority and one of the things my colleagues do is concerning contaminated land. I think its a fairly safe bet to say that...
thats brilliant info thank you! I did see those traps in my local gc so will go and get some. is nothing worse than eating an apple and finding...
I was in the garden yesterday and noticed a bit of bee activity and wondered what they are. They appear to be some type of mining bee as they seem...
Hi everyone!I have a couple of apple trees and the blossom is starting and I have 2 plum trees which are just about to start. Should i be spraying...
I dont mind bees I quite like watching them going from flower to flower but dont like wasps much- do they serve any purpose in the garden? do they...
Maybe a silly question but.......should I not let chives flower or doesnt it make a difference? I thoight that a flower puts all its oomph into...
honeybee- I know exactly what you mean about killing them. I saw a huge one climbing up my expensive hosta pot (the hosta not the pot!) and was...
just ordered a couple of these plants as they seemed to be quite nice.havent seen them locally so ordered from web. Does anyone have knowledge of...
would you beleive it. I had completed 2 srips of mowing when the mower just packed in. I changed the fuse, the extension lead, the socket i was...
well we finally ordered all the wood yesterday to be delivered next weekend! I am sooo excited!Mind you we were a bit like the keystone cops...
Yes!!!! that looks vey much like mine. what is it please?
After the replies I did a bit of a google on wild garlic and now am not sure if it is or not. this site...
Been having trouble so this may appear twice!!Was just in the garden and this is the only flower to come out yet and I dont know what it is....
He could have died before they were eaten!!!!Luckily I dont have pets and we never get any squirrels. I am trying to only put pellets down about 1...
I was very stupidly just telling someone at work that I hadnt seen any slugs in my garden!!! I went out last night to do some tidyig and 1 aconite...
I have just planted some sunflower seeds to grow for my grandson and it got me thinking about sunflower seeds which I adore. I usually buy them...
I think I have changed my mind now! I am still going to put a container there but would like something more fast growing so am now thinking about...
I went to a well respected timber merchant yesterday for some samples. They are really nice - i got some softwood and a hardwood but as this is 3...
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