Last time I got up close to this plant was in the #poisongarden @alnwickgarden, under lock & key?? But it’s growing close to where children play at a garden open to public in #Somerset? The #castoroilplant hides a deadly secret. Its seeds contain #ricin. Look don’t touch. #deadly #poison

Found a QUEEN red-tailed #bumblebee yeoorganicgarden yesterday. It’s very late in the season & another reminder that late forage is so very important for our late active #pollinator pals. This beauty a Bombus lapidarius was feeding on asters. #yeovalleyorganic #somerset #bumblebees🐝 #queenbumblebee

As the wheel of the year turns to #Midsummer take a moment to reflect & ground. Left a little #summersolstice offering beneath a wise old #yewtree. The light encircled the #mandala of #crystals & flowers. a #whitefeather came to grace our beautiful moment. #solsticeblessings

#Caterpillars don’t usually kill our plants. They are natural food for wild birds especially chicks & other important creatures like #pollinators. Found this little beauty on lambs ears. Almost perfectly camouflaged! I think it is a red admiral #chrysalis? Don’t spray ‘bugs’ they are baby food!

I don't normally bother with Honey #Bees, as they're the 🐄 of the bee world, but this one'd been caught in the 🌧️ and was very bedraggled. Rain aside, it was a nice morning at @jekkasherbfarm.bsky.social where @thegreenjeanie.bsky.social gave a great talk. #ukwildlife #invertebrates #solitarybees

#WildWebsWednesday Mr and Mrs Silver Studded Blue Caernesis from #NorthWales at the weekend. Simply perfect. 💙 @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Recently the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) reported that, in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign. All of which begs an important question: what is happening to wild #bees in Britain? jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/03/10/w... #ecology

On #beefriday #FridayBee I bring you the common carder #bumblebee feeding on #lungwort. #Bombuspascourum drinking from the nectar chalice of #pulmonaria flowers!

It's #PlantHealthWeek meet the RHS Plant Health Team

Bird feeders and tables are a great way to provide supplementary food sources for local birds, and it's crucial to keep them clean to prevent the spread of diseases. Read our latest blog, which explains how to clean and maintain them at vist.ly/3n3izie #birdfeeder #birdtable #birds #ornithology

On #BeeFriday #FridayBee I bring you 2 beauties! A red tailed #BumblebeeQueen & a #dandelion!. Beauty & the Bee. #Bombuslapidarius had a terrible 2024 a 70% decline. But #dandelions could help save them. #Wildflowers not #weeds! Please leave for the #bees. #SaveTheBees

On #BeeFriday #FridayBee I bring you 2 beauties! A red tailed #BumblebeeQueen & a #dandelion!. Beauty & the Bee. #Bombuslapidarius had a terrible 2024 a 70% decline. But #dandelions could help save them. #Wildflowers not #weeds! Please leave for the #bees. #SaveTheBees

If you thought #stingingnettles were #weeds think again. They are baby food for many species of #butterflies and #moths. Can anyone advise what this little green #caterpillar will become? I’ve tried to research but no luck so far. Thank you! Feeding on a sunny patch of #nettles.

Thanks to @liamolds.bsky.social I now know that this little beauty is a male Meloe violaceus. It’s a rare oil beetle #oilbeetle

Found this amazing oil beetle in the garden today. I’m not sure of the species but I can see a groove in the thorax? So it is Meloe rugosus? Or Meloe violaceus?? Pretty sure it’s a female! Exciting! @liamolds.bsky.social

Intimate moment watching this lovely little Holly Blue butterfly as she worked her way around our Holly hedge laying her eggs singly, at the base of unopened flower buds. 💙 Happy new week everyone! 📷 🦋 🌿 #Photography #BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #InverteFest #Invert #EastCoastKin #UKWildlife

On #FridayBee #beefriday. I’m excited to share that we found at least a dozen Red tail #bumblebeequeens feeding on the #camassia on a #bumblebeesafari @yeoorganicgarden #BombusLapidarius was 1 of the worst affected BBs last season. I had not seen a single example. we hit the jackpot! Still BUZZING!

On #FridayBee #beefriday. I’m excited to share that we found at least a dozen Red tail #bumblebeequeens feeding on the #camassia on a #bumblebeesafari @yeoorganicgarden #BombusLapidarius was 1 of the worst affected BBs last season. I had not seen a single example. we hit the jackpot! Still BUZZING!

Support Sian Berry’s #GoPesticideFree bill, scheduled for debate 25th April, which would ban local councils in England from using pesticides in public spaces. No more poison in our streets and parks! Contact your MP using the link below: pan-uk.eaction.org.uk/edm-urban-pe... @sianberry.bsky.social

'Secret lives of Bees' by @thegreenjeanie.bsky.social (Jean Vernon). The photography is fantastic. Bees are grouped in with simple descriptions and each bee profile includes a 'How to spot them' and ' How to help them' headlines. Great observations on their habitats, plant pref's and habits.

What a lovely start to my week! Kind words mean so much especially when they are unexpected! Thank you @pocketwildingie.bsky.social 🐝💕🐝

It’s #fridaybee #beefriday! Just put these #muscari plants out. Seconds later this lovely #queenbumblebee arrived feeding on the nectar rich flowers. I think she is a white tailed #bumblebee #bombuslucorum. Her bands are more yellowy-lemon? @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social Don’t worry about her mites!

It’s #fridaybee #beefriday! Just put these #muscari plants out. Seconds later this lovely #queenbumblebee arrived feeding on the nectar rich flowers. I think she is a white tailed #bumblebee #bombuslucorum. Her bands are more yellowy-lemon? @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social Don’t worry about her mites!

Amazing find today while out and about! A rare #oilbeetle. Fabulous and fascinating creature! @carabidaeuk.bsky.social @liamolds.bsky.social

Amazing find today while out and about! A rare #oilbeetle. Fabulous and fascinating creature! @carabidaeuk.bsky.social @liamolds.bsky.social

Can you see the #bee? It was feeding on the #muscari! One of my favourite #bees - ok I’ve got a lot of favourites. All black with rusty-orange back legs. Female hairy footed flower bee. Flipping fast. So fast she was gone as I took photo! So … here’s a pretty grape hyacinth image! #solitarybees!

Can you see the #bee? It was feeding on the #muscari! One of my favourite #bees - ok I’ve got a lot of favourites. All black with rusty-orange back legs. Female hairy footed flower bee. Flipping fast. So fast she was gone as I took photo! So … here’s a pretty grape hyacinth image! #solitarybees!

This was a surprise on #fridaybee #beefriday! A queen #earlybumblebee #BombusPratorum inside a #daffodil! It’s significantly Warmer in the trumpet but I’ve never seen a #bumblebee feeding on #narcissi??

Never mind #jimmychooshoes look at these! This little male #bloodynosebeetle is hanging on. But look at his shoes! Just wow. Sorry for the #beetleporn but aren’t they gorgeous?? #beetles

Made my day to see this! Red-tailed #bumblebees - Bombus lapidarius - had a dreadful year last year. Here's hoping this year will be better for them

Never mind #jimmychooshoes look at these! This little male #bloodynosebeetle is hanging on. But look at his shoes! Just wow. Sorry for the #beetleporn but aren’t they gorgeous?? #beetles

This was a surprise on #fridaybee #beefriday! A queen #earlybumblebee #BombusPratorum inside a #daffodil! It’s significantly Warmer in the trumpet but I’ve never seen a #bumblebee feeding on #narcissi??

I’m following the buzz around the garden right now. The deep buzzing sound of the lovely #bufftailedbumblebee #wueens is mesmerising! Right now thy are feeding on my perennial borage. Such a great #bumblebee plant. Read more here: addictedtobees.com?p=82

I’m following the buzz around the garden right now. The deep buzzing sound of the lovely #bufftailedbumblebee #wueens is mesmerising! Right now thy are feeding on my perennial borage. Such a great #bumblebee plant. Read more here: addictedtobees.com?p=82

It’s #fridaybee #beefriday & today I’m sharing another favourite #bee. The common carder #bumblebee #Bombus pascourum. One of the more common species you might find in your garden. Longer tongue. Loves #comfrey & #verbena. Such a cutie!

Barn Owl lifting off from a palm stump... #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings

🌿Kelp forests are one of the most biodiverse habitats on Earth. They're our underwater rainforests-each kelp home to as many as 80,000 individual organisms. They create an environment for many species throughout the marine food web to nurse, feed, thrive and breed. 📸Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater

Nice to think my clumps of #pulmonaria are helping this #queen #earlybumblebee start her nest. #bombuspratorum #bumblebee. #savethebees #savethebumblebees.

To celebrate my #beebook birthday - my publisher is doing a #giveaway on Instagram. @whiteowlbooks or my page @addicted2bees. #TheSecretLivesofGardenBees #win #author #bumblebees #solitarybees #nothoneybees

Male hairy-footed flower bee patrolling regular nest site in bank on Tunbridge Wells Common. Good view of the 'hairy foot' (middle leg on the right)!

Lots of solitary bee activity in Calverley Grounds today including freshly emerged females of the rare White-bellied Mining Bee Andrena gravida.

~Purple spring~ A fine carpet of crocuses in beautiful spring colours. #nature #crocuses #spring #photography #flower #flowers

YASSS QUEEN! Happy International Women's Day to all our Queen Bees out there 🐝 #internationalwomensday #bees #wildlife 📸Queen Buff-tailed Bumblebee © Anna Guthrie

On #beefriday #fridaybee here’s a little reminder that bees & other #pollinators can’t all feed from the same shaped flowers! The #GardenBumblebee #BombusHortorum has the longest tongue & needs long tubular flowers like #foxgloves! Please think about flower shape when choosing what to plant!

📢 New study: Insect Biomasse & abundance were similar in protected areas & urban wastelands, but 🐝wild bee diversity was higher in urban areas! Protected areas (Natura 2000) may need targeted management to support pollinators. 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @wilosterman.bsky.social

It's British Science Week next week! Why not do a Moss Safari and use these special resources to learn about how tardigrades change and adapt to living in cities? Subscribe for free, download for free here: mosssafari.com