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But be careful, some have plastic in them:- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jul/02/teabags-biodegradeable

"The creatures transformed the polyethylene into an “un-bonded” substance called ethylene glycoll(sic)." That's all we need, frost-proof wax moths.

Hmm, now there's a thought.... Solder sucker? http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/white-box-de-solder-pump-n91ll

Willow and Blackthorn only here so far.

Station please? Radio/ TV/ Iplayer?

All together now.... "Oh No One Doesn't!" :spy:

Including tonight I noticed one of mine which I was about to harvest for firewood. Now sadly all chipped and dumped. GRRRRRR.:hairpull:

I think the ice sheet retreated too quickly for the slower critters to cross the UK mainland and get here before the Irish Sea formed. Once moles etc. reached Kent or wherever they could take their time to spread within the big island. Up in the North here we're still seeing the sea level drop...

Not a mole to be seen. Nor a toad IIRC. Sadly, loads of North American Grey tree rats.

I have a 4" round, inch-deep depression in the middle of my kitchen floor where my aunt used to smash carbide for her bicycle lamp.

No surely that's a high tech composite materials hive. :sorry:

Yes, it's quite an interesting plant. Each plant has two distinct stages, the lower climbing bit and the upper (arboreal) part. It's not until the ivy runs out of something to climb that it forms the arboreal stage and flowers. Often the two stages of the plant have different leaves. - A bit...

Thanks Tony, I have a large stone pillar covered in ivy, which is in full bloom. Over the past two warm days it attracted Wasps, Hoverflies, Bluebottles even, Not a single honeybee. Actually, no bumbles either this morning, though it is a lot colder/greyer here.

Thanks all. I have around five potential sites which are all under/near/around trees. As I explained elsewhere, I'm not likely to have bees soon ( work commitments), but I'm doing a bit of planning in advance. cheers, Tom

I don't have any hives (yet) but have spent the past year looking for suitable locations on my farm. I've also been on the look out for honey bees. I've seen loads of bumbles, loads of hoverflies, and wasps of course. But no honeybees. I've done a bit of research and am confident I could...

I don't have any hives (yet) but have spent the past year looking for suitable locations on my farm. So, Not too obvious from the road: tick. Not too close to the house/neighbour: tick. Southerly view, sensible flight-path, sheltered from the South Westerlies, protected from cattle. I can...

Slightly disappointed that I missed the Hindi page, in my line of work that might come in handy...

If we keep this up I'll eventually be able to post the link. Maybe. edit: It's an article about the work of Dr Roman Linhart,

Ah, try putting swarm-control-made-very-easy-apparently into google?

substitute talkingbees.com for the --- bit website won't let me post the URL.