To show you how small the space can be, here's a picture of the tree area the bee's have resided in for the last three years ... four foot by four foot with garden waste (undisturbed) and a tree / bush for cover.
So if you have a place where you can leave logs and twigs with grass coverings i.e. a wild spot, then I urge you to give the wild bees a chance, and let that small area get on without interference.
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Keeping a little wild spot in the garden
Just a brief note on wild spots in the garden.
I only have a small garden, and although I am not exactly a Percy Thrower I do look after it a little, but I have one 'wild spot' where I let nature alone rule, and this has now become the home of a wild bee colony. As well as serving my gardens flowers (or weeds, I am never sure) ... its allowed these endangered insects a safe haven.
The mystery of the world decline of bee's to a an illness, is one that should be of great concern because mass starvation could result if its not reversed as they are the primary pollinators for most world crops, but as usual its gets almost comic coverage in the press.
To show you how small the space can be, here's a picture of the tree area the bee's have resided in for the last three years ... four foot by four foot with garden waste (undisturbed) and a tree / bush for cover.
So if you have a place where you can leave logs and twigs with grass coverings i.e. a wild spot, then I urge you to give the wild bees a chance, and let that small area get on without interference.
To show you how small the space can be, here's a picture of the tree area the bee's have resided in for the last three years ... four foot by four foot with garden waste (undisturbed) and a tree / bush for cover.
So if you have a place where you can leave logs and twigs with grass coverings i.e. a wild spot, then I urge you to give the wild bees a chance, and let that small area get on without interference.
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When I was young (sadly a few decades ago) there were lots of butterflies about as well as bees etc
ReplyDeleteThis was partly because there were still large areas of unmanaged bomb sites even in the 60's (which was afterall only 20 yrs after WWII) ... typically they were called "The Wreck" or some other such name and they allowed weeds such as nettles to flourish which fed caterpillers and led to butterflies.
These sites are all gone now and are either 'cleaned up', or under cheap housing estates.
Giving over areas of garden to 'wild flowers' is the butterflies (and maybe the Bee's) last chance.