Nature Blog by Jenny Bourne
Views and opinions expressed in this Nature Blog are those of the author.
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June flowers, bees, butterflies and an exotic visitor
Tuesday 4th June 2019
Swifts screaming and soaring high overhead, flowers, beans, squash, courgettes all blooming, butterflies fluttering, bees buzzing…
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In flagrante, bumbles and Mary's Spring Weeds workshop
Thursday 23rd May 2019
Another warm morning and up early to water. Passing the brambles en route to my plot my eye was caught by these two large creatures locked in flagrante, to put it bluntly!
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World Bee Day and population explosion
Monday 20th May 2019
It’s World Bee Day today (unfortunate English title!). Last week Twickenham and Thames Valley Beekeepers’ Association celebrated their centenary with an evening of talks about bees and gardens.
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Honeybees at the water tank
Wednesday 8th May 2019
We’re planning a forum about wildlife gardening in July, to focus on topics including single and tubular petal flowers to attract bees and other beneficial insects, soil enrichment, rain water…
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Butterflies, bee post residencies and dead hedgehog
Saturday 27th April 2019
This time last week, warm Easter weekend sunshine, today Storm Hannah blowing the trees around with a cold, raw wind…