#bees 2/2

A strange place to sleep…

I put some empty bee houses up a couple of weeks ago, and as dusk falls tonight one of them is housing an unusual inhabitant… She seems...

Sarah Marshall

Apr 11, 20181 min read

One day while watching our Leafcutter, I realised that her behaviour had subtly changed. Usually her foraging trips were short – she...

Sarah Marshall

Sep 14, 20172 min read

I’d seen ‘our’ Leafcutter roosting in the beehouses for a few weeks now, but tonight was very happy to see that she’s started nesting...

Sarah Marshall

Sep 13, 20172 min read

Every evening when I get home from work one of the first things I do is head on out into the garden. I love to potter around for 5...

Sarah Marshall

Aug 1, 20172 min read

A couple of weeks ago I returned home from work to find that my mother-in-law had been trying to reach me. The reason? Her window...

Sarah Marshall

May 29, 20174 min read

A conversation with a fellow bee fan on Twitter led us to Ainsdale Beach on the hot and sunny Easter weekend. Ainsdale Beach is part of...

Sarah Marshall

May 8, 20173 min read

When you think of bees, you probably think of two different kinds – I know I used to! The big fat fuzzy ones – Bumblebees, and the...

Sarah Marshall

Sep 18, 20166 min read