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29 September 2015

The Fire Salamander (Salamandra Salamandra)

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A cool, humid day high up in the forest in the Austrian Salzkammergut - perfect weather for Salamanders!  They love temperatures around 15°C...
18 September 2015

Honeydew Honey

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The honey from some of my honeybee colonies this year is dark, rich, honeydew honey - and this is rather special!
5 September 2015

Wasp Spider - Argiope bruennichi

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"What a beautiful spider!" those words may be a surprise, but take a look and you'll agree that the Wasp Spider is rather spec...
1 August 2015

Thistledown

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White light gentle-soft Thistledown blows by the oaks Snow in summer-time Thistledown from Marion Malcher on Vimeo .
8 July 2015

Honey Flow

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Most places have a number of nectar flows, which beekeepers tend to call honey flows, through the year and these vary with location, habitat...
27 May 2015

A Swarm of Bees Lands

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Do you know what a swarm of honey bees arriving looks like? My doorbell rang. "There's a swarm of bees, come and get them!" O...
16 April 2015

Tree Bumblebee - Bombus Hypnorum

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"Help, there are bees living in my roof!" That's a phrase I hear a lot from callers during May, June and July who believe they...
30 March 2015

Hidden Well

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Sometimes, strangely, things remain hidden, even in the busiest of places. Wandering around near one of several places I keep bees, I found...
24 February 2015

Singing Frogs

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A pond in winter looks cold and lifeless, but when spring returns it brims with life. Water attracts all kinds of creatures and the tiniest ...
3 February 2015

The English Yew

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Yew Berry by  Didier Descouens   CC BY-SA 3.0 The English Yew, (Taxus baccata), one of the few native British evergreens is renowned for...
21 January 2015

What does an Owl eat?

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I noticed an Owl Pellet while checking my beehives after a stormy night. I've seen pellets here before and I know that an Owl, most like...
31 October 2014

Summer's End

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October 2014 has been very mild in south-east England and the bees have been making the best of the sunshine to bring home stores of nectar ...
16 October 2014

There's a mouse!

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Miss Mouse paid a visit to our compost bin. The Wood Mouse is one of the UK's most common mammals.  I think she was after the swee...
8 October 2014

Grass snake - Natrix natrix

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Whatever next? Here is a little snake - a juvenile grass snake, and it's in my bee skep! My daughter spotted this grass snake in o...
12 September 2014

A Tudor Musician

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Kings, Queens, Lords and Ladies would once have listened to music being played in the Great Hall at Old Woking Palace, maybe relaxing after ...