I bumble bee and hover flies zooming around the garden,the bumble lives at the base of the cherry tree in a hole in the grass.On my water butt i have covered the openings so as the bees do not get trapped inside,I found a number of dead ones one year so took action .
Our Shady Bank is full of bees busily buzzing around the foxgloves, clematis, aquilegias, roses,echiums and iris - the bees all seem to be coming out of and returning to holes in the soffits of next door's roof There are hundreds of them - every cloud has a silver lining
“I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh
Sorry nutcutlet I am a novice - it was only an article in a gardeners world magazine that led me to believe it was a c.c.bee as it was the only one I saw with a beige bum
Strangely enough FG, last summer the neighbour had starlings nesting in his roof - not this year - a sparrowhawk took one off the roof earlier this spring and we thought that explained it, but perhaps the bees saw them off?
“I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh
I've had a few bee's in my garden, mainly with white bottoms. There are at least two other species though, will have a closer look at the weekend when I've more time.
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I bumble bee and hover flies zooming around the garden,the bumble lives at the base of the cherry tree in a hole in the grass.On my water butt i have covered the openings so as the bees do not get trapped inside,I found a number of dead ones one year so took action .
today there are solitary bees all over the pulmonarias and their little earth volcanos have appeared in the lawn
I also have some beige coloured bees but I don't know what they are, any ideas?
I now feel that what I saw was a bee fly and not a common carder bee as it had a long proboscis. Ooops!
i can recognise those ranunculus but i still cant tell my bees apart reliably
Our Shady Bank is full of bees busily buzzing around the foxgloves, clematis, aquilegias, roses,echiums and iris - the bees all seem to be coming out of and returning to holes in the soffits of next door's roof
There are hundreds of them - every cloud has a silver lining 
Sorry nutcutlet I am a novice - it was only an article in a gardeners world magazine that led me to believe it was a c.c.bee as it was the only one I saw with a beige bum
Would much rather have bees in my soffits than starlings any day Dove!
Saw a hoverfly today - first one I've seen this year. More bees around recently too but no good at identifying them. Love seeing them around.
Strangely enough FG, last summer the neighbour had starlings nesting in his roof - not this year - a sparrowhawk took one off the roof earlier this spring and we thought that explained it, but perhaps the bees saw them off?
I've had a few bee's in my garden, mainly with white bottoms. There are at least two other species though, will have a closer look at the weekend when I've more time.