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bees, bees on scabious, British wildflowers, Buff-tailed bumble bee, bumblebee, Common carder, Devil's-bit scabious
I keep coming back to the Devil’s-bit scabious, I know, but it’s just so lovely and so full of life now that many of the other wildflowers have gone over. Bumblebees, in particular, seem to love feasting on it. I think these are Buff-tailed bumblebees and Common carders but don’t quote me!
Whichever they are, they are lovely to see.
BTW – my Ivy flowers are not yet blooming.
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A lot of Ivy here not yet open either … soon. 🙂
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I am not despondent since there are a lot of buds on the plant. When I see the size of it now, I am amazed at how small it was when I planted it out, just one little sprig with roots and twenty six years later it feeds so many insects.
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They are much under-rated but, as you say, are a boon for insects and birds in autumn and winter.
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