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Post by plocket on Apr 26, 2007 16:36:37 GMT 1
Is there a kind of bee that hovers? We seem to have an awful lot of them hovering about our garden (not that I mind) but I'm not sure what they are. I don't think they are hover flies - these look fatter, browner (not black and yellow) and hairier.
Ta!
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 26, 2007 16:49:05 GMT 1
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Post by plocket on Apr 26, 2007 16:57:21 GMT 1
Ok then I'll accept that they are hoverflies - I bow to your greater knowledge Sleepy (on this occasion!  ) I'm quite happy with hoverflies as I realise they are still beneficial to the garden. Thanks hun! |
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Post by debbiem on Apr 26, 2007 16:57:57 GMT 1
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Post by debbiem on Apr 26, 2007 17:10:59 GMT 1
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Post by The witch on Apr 26, 2007 17:22:18 GMT 1
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Post by karenwl on Apr 26, 2007 17:31:12 GMT 1
Ive got mining bees in my front garden, have had them for the last 3 years.
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Post by plocket on Apr 26, 2007 19:32:18 GMT 1
Goodness me I'm going to have to start counting the wings now to find out whether it's a bee or a fly! They are all lovely links - thank you very much - and I'll see if I can get a better look tomorrow. They could easily be solitary bees because we do have them nesting in the wall sometimes. It's just that these ones aren't hovering around eves or the like - these ones hover in the middle of the garden!  |
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Post by The witch on Apr 28, 2007 7:24:34 GMT 1
I've seen a couple just lately - they seem to hover in the middle of nowhere - what I mean is they don't hover close to flowers or plants - then they dart off and hover in nowhere in particular again.
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Post by plocket on Apr 28, 2007 18:17:47 GMT 1
That's the ones! It must be a Drone Fly then!!! |
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) I'm quite happy with hoverflies as I realise they are still beneficial to the garden. 