I crept over and noticed a bumble bee disappearing into its nest hole in the ground. After all my efforts to catch a bee and get it to live in the bee house and there's one living at the opposite end of the garden! I give up.
I've sown some seeds too- tagetes, viola, californian poppies, sunflower and nasturtiums. I've got some "bee mix" too which produces wildflowers and I think I'll sow some honesty too. As there is a bumbler in residence now, I'd better give it plenty of flowers to feast upon.
Sadly the harsh winter has cost me two patio roses, a large hebe, a passionflower vine and a fuchsia. Oddly enough the small Japanese acer has survived.
It was surprisingly cool while I was gardening, even though it was sunny, so I wore my Meret to keep my head warm. I often wear it at night when I'm walking the dog, but not usually at 2pm in a sunny garden.
5 comments:
A bee! A bee! Yippee!
Your garden will look lovely WHEN summer arrives. We lost our a few bushes too but Nature will catch up with itself.
Woohoo! Bumble in residence!
Told you they have a mind of their own when it comes to nesting. But your garden seems to have attracted one so you must be doing something right :-) Pat on the back from this (gardenless- gasp!) BBCT member!
Your flowers will be lovely. When we've finished with our vegetable beds I must get some annual seeds in. I would love to have some bees nesting in the garden, too
I had a nest of Cicada killers living in a dry patch at the corner of my garden for years. This year, I planted a perennial near the spot hoping to eliminate the nest. Those things are terrifying......
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