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Butterflies & Bees 2011

  • 06-09-2011 12:19pm
    #1
    Jim Martin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭


    So far, this year seems to have been an unmitigated disaster for these insects. Can anyone confirm my suspicions?


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  • #2
    Boardnashea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭Boardnashea


    I have 2 nests of bumble bees around the garden that I hadn't been aware of any other year.


  • #3
    GHOST MGG2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭GHOST MGG2


    I havent noticed many bees,but i cant believe the amount of wasps that have been around.
    I have had to have 2 wasps nest removed from the attic in the last 8 weeks.
    and neighbour also had 2 nests on the side of his conversion


  • #4
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Absolute bumber year for Bumble Bees and Wasps. Not so good for many Butterfly species however.


  • #5
    trebor28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭trebor28


    dont see any difference in wasps or bumble bees, plenty around.

    have seen quite a few speckled woods, but not many others.


  • #6
    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    I think it may be different depending on area. Plenty of both here, loads of Large White egg batches on my brassicas though less Small White :)

    Huge numbers of Ringlet & Meadow Brown and good numbers of Common Blue.


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  • #7
    littlebug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,832 ✭✭✭littlebug


    I haven't noticed any difference in bees or butterflies but have yet to see a wasp this year!


  • #8
    bogtreader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 350 ✭✭bogtreader


    We have a small part of our garden with mostly plants to attract/feed butterflies and bees
    last year we had a lot more butterflies and bees.I think it was just not warm enough.
    There is loads of wasps probably the same as usual as with spiders indoors.
    At last the kids call me to move the spiders still alive instead of killing it with a shoe then calling me to get rid of the poor dead spider


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