YorkshireBees
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2010
- Messages
- 1,590
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- Location
- South Yorkshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 10-20 (mix of poly / wood)
Last year I let my small back lawn grow long. Partly through not having time to cut it but also I let the clover grown and flower to provide forage for any insects that were interested!
This year I did the same but stopped mowing it much earlier and it has now developed into a real wild patch!
I have loved watching the bumble bees foraging on it for a good month or two and noticed that there were never any honeybees visiting! That is until I decided to bring a polynuc box round as I needed a temporary place for quarantining a new swarm I collected.
This morning I noticed the honey bees foraging like crazy on the same flowers that seem to have taken over the main, previously lawn, area!
I am attaching a couple of shots of the plant / flower to see if any gardening / plant experts can identify it for me please.
This year I did the same but stopped mowing it much earlier and it has now developed into a real wild patch!
I have loved watching the bumble bees foraging on it for a good month or two and noticed that there were never any honeybees visiting! That is until I decided to bring a polynuc box round as I needed a temporary place for quarantining a new swarm I collected.
This morning I noticed the honey bees foraging like crazy on the same flowers that seem to have taken over the main, previously lawn, area!
I am attaching a couple of shots of the plant / flower to see if any gardening / plant experts can identify it for me please.