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Friday, 26 March 2010

Daphne bholua - a must-have plant for bees

Today Bug Life launched an initiative to encourage wildlife flower meadow corridors for bees and other insects.
A must-have shrub for me to encourage bumble bees, bees and hover flies is Daphne bholua.
It has an intoxicating scent and is a magnet for pollen and nectar seeking insects.


The above bumble bee looks like Bombus terrestris which is described as very common and nests below ground.



This looks like a Honey bee worker, which is unsurprising as one of my neighbours has a hive.



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