Wild plums

Wild plums

Our wild plums have been fantastic this year – the great weather has meant that we have had a full 3 weeks of sequential blooms getting the bees off to a flying start.

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A week in September….

A week in September….

Oops – a whole week has flown by and no update, so I thought I’d show you what’s going on in our garden as September marches to a close.
The bees are still out gathering pollen and the hives have been very busy with the current hot weather, although the days are noticeably short with all the bees tucked up by 7pm when the temperature starts to drop.

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Garden Tiger Moth

Garden Tiger Moth

Another sign that the summer is here – the woolly bear caterpillar is emerging as the colourful Garden Tiger Moth with it’s vivid orange wings and body warning predators that it isn’t a tasty snack and should be avoided.

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