#bees 2/2

Sarah Marshall

Apr 11, 20181 min read

A strange place to sleep…

I put some empty bee houses up a couple of weeks ago, and as dusk falls tonight one of them is housing an unusual inhabitant… She seems...

Sarah Marshall

Sep 14, 20172 min read

The Leafcutter Diaries 3 – Balsam Days

One day while watching our Leafcutter, I realised that her behaviour had subtly changed. Usually her foraging trips were short – she...

Sarah Marshall

Sep 13, 20172 min read

The Leafcutter Diaries 2 – 8th July

I’d seen ‘our’ Leafcutter roosting in the beehouses for a few weeks now, but tonight was very happy to see that she’s started nesting...

Sarah Marshall

Aug 1, 20172 min read

Leafcutter Diaries 1 – 21st June 2017

Every evening when I get home from work one of the first things I do is head on out into the garden. I love to potter around for 5...

Sarah Marshall

May 29, 20174 min read

Goth Bumblebees, some unlikely garden visitors

A couple of weeks ago I returned home from work to find that my mother-in-law had been trying to reach me. The reason? Her window...

Sarah Marshall

May 8, 20173 min read

A Day at the Seaside

A conversation with a fellow bee fan on Twitter led us to Ainsdale Beach on the hot and sunny Easter weekend. Ainsdale Beach is part of...

Sarah Marshall

Sep 18, 20166 min read

Solitary Bees

When you think of bees, you probably think of two different kinds – I know I used to! The big fat fuzzy ones – Bumblebees, and the...