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Post by mickthecactus on May 14, 2008 13:35:34 GMT 1
I just took a very pleasant walk through the fields around the office. Lovely to be on your own in the sun with lots of space around you....
No larks ascending though.
Anyway, to get back to the point, there are a huge amount of flowering hawthorns between the fields but I didn't see a single bee.
Do bees not like hawthorn or is this indicative of our bee shortage?
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Post by madonplants on May 14, 2008 15:53:58 GMT 1
I just took a very pleasant walk through the fields around the office. Lovely to be on your own in the sun with lots of space around you.... No larks ascending though. Anyway, to get back to the point, there are a huge amount of flowering hawthorns between the fields but I didn't see a single bee. Do bees not like hawthorn or is this indicative of our bee shortage? They like hawthorn Mick, so maybe there are less bees around, or they have another nectar source nearby. What larks do you see, Wood or Sky? Skylarks just go straight up, whereas Woodlarks stop briefly on their way up. We get Skylarks where we are, but as yet no woodlarks. |
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Post by mickthecactus on May 14, 2008 16:31:41 GMT 1
I just took a very pleasant walk through the fields around the office. Lovely to be on your own in the sun with lots of space around you.... No larks ascending though. Anyway, to get back to the point, there are a huge amount of flowering hawthorns between the fields but I didn't see a single bee. Do bees not like hawthorn or is this indicative of our bee shortage? They like hawthorn Mick, so maybe there are less bees around, or they have another nectar source nearby. What larks do you see, Wood or Sky? Skylarks just go straight up, whereas Woodlarks stop briefly on their way up. We get Skylarks where we are, but as yet no woodlarks. As I said Keith - NO larks ascending.... Completely beeless and larkless. |
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Post by madonplants on May 14, 2008 16:37:17 GMT 1
They like hawthorn Mick, so maybe there are less bees around, or they have another nectar source nearby. What larks do you see, Wood or Sky? Skylarks just go straight up, whereas Woodlarks stop briefly on their way up. We get Skylarks where we are, but as yet no woodlarks. As I said Keith - NO larks ascending.... Completely beeless and larkless. Sorry, maybe that should read, what larks do you normally see!  |
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Post by mickthecactus on May 14, 2008 17:08:59 GMT 1
As I said Keith - NO larks ascending.... Completely beeless and larkless. Sorry, maybe that should read, what larks do you normally see! Haven't seen larks in years. A sylark was the last one about 10 years ago. |
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Post by madonplants on May 14, 2008 17:15:49 GMT 1
Sorry, maybe that should read, what larks do you normally see! Haven't seen larks in years. A sylark was the last one about 10 years ago. They are getting rarer I know, shame really! |
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