Save The Bees

I think i have them all here in the East Midlands

I have them all over my front and back garden all day long. I even had a "nest" of them in the roof of one of my man caves this year.

I planted a few Salvia's called "Hot Lips" and they are always covered with various types of bees.

You need to get a symphoricarpos plant,that is even available in all good pound shops in season, the bees will come along with wasps and hover flies,and moths take over at night.
In south east never seen so many dragon flies and butterflies(though mostly cabbage whites)

How long does it take before it sinks into your thick head that vermin TROLLS are not welcome, We all know that whatever you say the opposite is true so kindly fook off

wrong fred, BITCH DAVE is starting to get to me

Alright,fook you and yer bees.

lots of bumble bees this year in durham.

both the black and yellow hooped one with white tail, and the black one with
the orange tail. black one seems to like the blue flowers i have in borders.
hooped one in hollyhocks and lavender.

lots of carder bees too, especially on lavender , and they seem bigger this year
too.

not much clover in garden this year, but what is there is attracting some honey bees.

also got lots of cabbage white butterflies, lots of very small moths in lawn, and quite
a few grasshoppers.

we have been in house 20 years or so, and avoid chemicals in garden,

we also have removed stuff and planted traditional cottage garden plants.

i have been watering garden through the summer.

Brendan Cox is looking for a new job ,give him a bell.

A bumble bee here in South East London is a rarer sight than seeing a policeman on the beat, we just don't see either of them.

Jul 28, 2018 -- 11:30AM, pa lapsy wrote:

You need to get a symphoricarpos plant,that is even available in all good pound shops in season, the bees will come along with wasps and hover flies,and moths take over at night.In south east never seen so many dragon flies and butterflies(though mostly cabbage whites)

Will get one and see if any bees show up, as having bees buzzing round is a great noise imo, and people who say they sting, they only sting when they are attacked.

yes sorry about that pa laps

No worries Tel,i am a bit thick but only a small troll.

Sontaranstrategem, Snowberry is the common name, bar watering well 1st year it isn't a bit fussy, i used it to hide a fence panel and it is so rampant after a few years i have to keep it in check,innocous plant but they love them tiny flowers.

250 type of bees in this country,most people don’t know the difference between a bee, wasp or hornet, let’s wack em they sting

Jul 28, 2018 -- 3:18PM, pa lapsy wrote:

No worries Tel,i am a bit thick but only a small troll.Sontaranstrategem, Snowberry is the common name, bar watering well 1st year it isn't a bit fussy, i used it to hide a fence panel and it is so rampant after a few years i have to keep it in check,innocous plant but they love them tiny flowers.

Cheers, pa

Conditor, most people are ignorent that's the problem, bees are needed and most people don't realise it. if they sting they've been provoked.

I got stung by a sweet honey bee.

No shortage up here.
Had one land on my arm earlier this week.

I never thought it could happen to me.

Plenty honey bees & Red Admirals (or Painted Ladies?) in my garden by Perth, btw.

Reading in the paper today that there is a massive rise in wasp numbers in Scotland.
I hate them. Can never get peace from them when sitting in the garden.

Plenty of Bs about here.

I have dozens in my garden, buzzing around

great news guys, where abouts are you?

Haven't seen a single Red Admiral this summer - central southern England.

Four "Approved" Neonicotinoid pesticides "harm" Bees and other pollinators, but of course.
Speaking to a lady this morning near Brighton, she said she has Bees coming into her garden but they come to die!!

Must be millions of Wasps and Bees killed by the "Pest Controller" in UK every year. Wasps in particular build their hives on eaves of houses and the first thing people do is phone the exterminator. I was speaking to one in the pub recently and he said business has never been so good

Terry - the biggest beekeeper in Sussex ain't far from Brighton.  1000+ hives.  Record year (in last 20) coming up.

Moke - re Red Admirals. I am in Mid Sussex and Red Admirals have been scarce here too.  Remember though that this IS a migrant species, travelling here from Southern Europe.
Some do overwinter here though and the bulk of the early ones we usually see are those that have over-wintered here. These may have been affected by the winter/early spring weather. Late summer and autumn is the best time to judge numbers as the first and second broods reach maturity.  Generally it has been a brilliant year for butterflies down here, particularly the browns, comma's and peacocks.

After Brexit I hope you crazed "Leavers" realise that nature and wildlife simply won't be the same any more. Of course our countryside will be far worse and will decline inexorably. No swallows, swifts or martens will be allowed to fly into our airspace, and we will be stuck with boring starlings and sparrows. Of course we will allow birds already here to emigrate, but sadly they won't be returning.

This definitely was not on the ballot paper when you stupidly voted to leave!

Arley - You accidently (I think) make a serious point. The British countryside and conservation thereof is currently heavily subsidised by Europe. The extent to which the British Government will maintain this support and subsidy is still uncertain. It is a huge simplification, but a Tory government is generally pro farmer and deregulation, and generally anti-conservation and intervention.

Blackbarn that's great news but why do I see so very few just a few miles away?

Wot a crock of $hite ,still plenty more room for the zombies

Terry - I have no idea!. I do not know where you are or why your numbers are so few.   

Actually, I have no wish to enter into any debate with you, so suggest you do your own research. Sussex Trust for Nature Conservation would be a good place to start for data on wildlife in Sussex, or if you are serious, perhaps the Butterfly Conservation Group. I can only speak as I see.  Forgot to mention, best year I can remember for Marbled Whites.

Butterfly numbers seem to be ok but Bees and wasps nah

Btw that was quite a telling remark

Hoverflies spreading disease the main culprit

Terry. Read my bees thread below. Wasps you'll need to do your own research.  Just one to keep you going in ignorance, why would "butterflies be fine" but bees and wasps be "nah".  Why don't you do some research before you post?

[i]At their peak in August and September with the youngsters reared, the workers turn to the sweet food they prefer and become a nuisance wherever this is available. If annoyed or threatened, wasps will sting and the best remedy – after removing the sting with a clean finger nail – is to apply an anti-histamine. Some people react violently to being stung with several dying each year[/i].

Still to peak Terry.

And what good would that do chum? Once again I will tell you I haven't seen a bee here on the south coast for weeks but you say its a great year with high numbers. so how is that possible? Strange attitude you've got.I thought you might add something to the subject but alas not, Bee population worldwide is way down and that's a big worry to me but you couldn't give a sh1t,well ok tat ta

Terry - You seem very determined to be proved right!! Why is this?.  Post your post code on here, and we and you can research loads of available data on bees, bufflies, moths, bees and all the other important stuff that you are not seeing.

Can I just say that your failure to understand the question and our failure understand your definition of the answer does not equate to "couldn't give a shi t". Hth.

We had a lot of bees until late June . Since then I have only seen one . Bumble Bees there are plenty of but Bees have just disappeared . As for Wasps , I haven't seen one for two years or more .
Plenty of Butterflies , mainly white but Peacocks and Tortoiseshells too .

Wasps are coming into season here (Perth).  Zapped tens of wee wasplets (what's a baby wasp called?) and half-a-dozen of angry muthas.

What use are wasps, btw?  They have a superb sense of smell.  Why has science not put this to good use yet?

Blackbarn, ive done enough research to know that the worlds bees and other insects numbers are way down due to spraying from the skies and at ground level, ive very much notice this where I live so I asked people on the forum how things were where they lived. I would have thought someone who it seems has a connection with bees would know about this problem and show some concern but no, just a pop at the messenger and no empathy towards the bees,weather you know anything about this subject or not,your attitude stinks.

Expect for wasps of course! cant say I miss them to much

And from this mornings "research"  "Trump admin lifts ban on pesticides linked to declining Bee numbers"
Why would they want to do that?

^ Because they are maniacs. hth

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildlife-pesticides/trump-administration-lifts-gmo-crop-ban-for-u-s-wildlife-refuges-idUKKBN1KP01K
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Arley - You accidently (I think) make a serious point. The British countryside and conservation thereof is currently heavily subsidised by Europe. The extent to which the British Government will maintain this support and subsidy is still uncertain. It is a huge simplification, but a Tory government is generally pro farmer and deregulation, and generally anti-conservation and intervention.

Yes - very much accidently (sic!).

My serious view is that the ever-increasing population is the biggest threat to our countryside. The demand for more housing, more roads etc etc is of obvious detriment. The demand for ever more and cheaper food production and pressure to maximise yields does not encourage good field husbandry.

Arley - I agree.  But, here in this rural Sussex parish of about 2000 acres, the vast majority of agricultural land is now either horsiculture or hay/haylage. 30 years ago we had 5 dairy herds, now there are none. Previously acres of wheat, barley and oats, now probably no more than 200 acres.  We are blessed with ancient woodland and about 50 acres of award winning vines/wine, but my point is that even where land is available, it is not being used optimally.

Probably more profitable to leave it empty and claim from the EU

I may disagree with Terry on the Chemtrail/G5 sh1te but I'm totally with him on the pesticide thing.
If you have chemicals designed to kill insects and spray them liberally around the countryside, it's not rocket science that you might adversely harm .. insects.

Little bee fact for you: Bumble bees are better than normal bees in cold conditions but they have to warm up to flight temperature.
On a cold morning, they can disengage their wings from their flight muscles, and buzz away to warm their core temperature up, then reengage them and fly off. How cool is that!

I'm in east sussex and have hardly seen a wasp for three years . Honey bees had a nest under the eaves  for two years but are gone . Still see bumble bees but a lot more hornets who kill bees...

Sounds like par for the course for down this way Eyeball, JC think we should be a little more forgiving towards each other,whatsya say? I 100% believe I'm right about everything ive said IE Trails,5G etc. So what do you do? Keep it to yourself or tell people in the hope they will listen?Well you know the way ive gone and when Troll like Mex/Dave show up that all I need to know that I'm on the right track alas