These flowers are enjoyed by Common Carder Bees in my garden.
Whilst Lamb's ears are a magnet for Wool Carder Bees, Anthidium manicatum
A neighbour has a hole in the mortar of the house, which has been utilised by an enterprising Megachile sp. a Leafcutter Bee.
On the 20 June 2018 the bee has now blocked the nest with a plug of leaves. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=829 for more info' from RHS.
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And for a public speaker on bees..... please see http://www.peterlovetttalks.co.uk/page15.html
and http://www.peterlovetttalks.co.uk/page19.html
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