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susan gloversusan glover Posts: 99
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Hi everyone I have butterfly plants in my garden but is there a shortage of butterflies this year. I haven't seen any this year...

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,158

    They're waking up here. I think they need sun to get energetic.image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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  • DaintinessDaintiness Posts: 980

    I have loads of Gatekeepers on my marjoram, a few large whites and an odd Holly Blue....but my buddelias have attracted nothing!

  • Steve the Gardening VetSteve the Gardening Vet Posts: 1,621

    My garden down in Surrey is hooching with them...

  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267

    Lot's of cabbage whiteimage ,  not much of anything else but it's been quite wet here in the NW. Just as well it's rained alot because in this part of the NW we are having to boil our water before drinking it. 

  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267

    We've had loads ladybirds keeping the aphid population down image

  • Daisydoo2Daisydoo2 Posts: 21

    Haven't seen one butterfly or ladybird this year (just outside Glasgow). imageHasn't been a lot of bees or wasps about either.  Plenty of slugs and snails though.image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,870

    Quite a few around here - lots of Large Whites, several Painted Ladies and Small Blues - native ladybirds all over my runner beans (although I can't see any aphids on them) and lots of Bumbles and Solitary bees on the raspberries. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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