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Queen Bee
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- Hive Type
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- Number of Hives
- 5
Cool! A crab spider.
Lovely snap. there's quite a bit of it in our hedgerowsBindweed is flourishing this summerView attachment 40780
I have a picture somewhere of one catching a honey bee. I will try and find it.
Me too actually. It was efficient and merciless.I have a picture somewhere of one catching a honey bee. I will try and find it.
Venom gland and sting.Beautiful in its own way...
See what it is?
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Bees are enjoying the persicaria
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Bees are enjoying the persicaria
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Brilliant. I might donate some to the local parkI have four or five persicarias ' red bistort' at home all from the same root stock ( which I found many years ago on a compost heap with a single stem and it's flowers ) and one huge one adj to my front door facing south, every year without fail it is like a magnet for the bees. It will be busy now until the flowers fade in November a ong perennial attracter for late summer /autumn.
Ecah year when I cut mine right back in Jan /feb to the root stock , I slice it in half with apsade to control it's spread and size. The spare root stock I either sit it on the borders in the garden or go plant bits (urban guerrilla gardening) of the root stock here and there along the tow paths and other quiet areas .
My soil is heavy clay , it take sot it like a duck to water . Simply scrape out a small shallow area and plonk it down firming it in within a couple of years it is awesome and spreading the root stock on the surface.
Just be cautious though RHS lists the following, depending upon variety I think:Brilliant. I might donate some to the local park![]()
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