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Drafting up the "Campaign for Solitary Bees" text, in time would love some input from all who are interested.
3:18 PM Nov 2nd
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Symbolism of the beehive in Masonic texts makes v. very interesting reading
3:16 PM Nov 2nd
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@ thanks for your referrals!!
8:15 AM Sep 15th
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in reply to christinefarmer
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@ ... risk then is they emerge b4 spring is properly establd - cold makes them unable to fly and feed & they use up energy waiting
4:52 AM Sep 15th
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@ if in an out-building (shed or garage) that gets direct sunlight & warms up over several days they may believe temps are stable.
4:47 AM Sep 15th
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@ I know my bees become active @ > 14°c so to avoid them emerging too early do not place near a 'greenhousing' window
4:44 AM Sep 15th
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@ they can withstand the freeze (blood is glycol-based) so timing is a question of how insulated the homes are to extreme weather
4:41 AM Sep 15th
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in reply to typoretum
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@ - if you don't mind my contrib, I'd suggest that winter yr solitary bees in place that's not humid & not in direct sunlight
4:38 AM Sep 15th
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Just updated the blog for the first time in a while :
success in 2009!
1:32 PM Aug 31st
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@ s'groan
8:51 AM Aug 19th
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in reply to nationaltrust
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@ This year's been a very successful one - the project to expand the solitary bee population has resulted in approx 4x more bees!
8:49 AM Aug 19th
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in reply to duaneeking
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@ how are you doing with the fruit and birds now? We are now harvesting plums and pears. have nrly 300 cocoons counted here..
8:48 AM Aug 19th
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@ cool that she's found solutn - as I understd that leafcutters build tunnel cells, wld b interestd in how it's 'in plant'
8:45 AM Aug 19th
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in reply to christinefarmer
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@ Where is the precisely is the leafcutter bee cell? Can it be separated from the plant and be stored in a cool place?
3:34 PM Aug 17th
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in reply to christinefarmer
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@ Hi, no problem bringing plant in to avoid frost-damage, but if room is too warm (13°+) bee may emerge too early.
3:32 PM Aug 17th
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@ not sure I can, but I have seen a few ground bees with similar thick yellow orange legs... was this a July sighting?
2:13 AM Aug 6th
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Going to check out this Tweehive thing. Hmm now what's it all about - doesn't seem to bee anything solitary about it
2:09 AM Aug 6th
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UK benefits from bee pollination est. @ £100 - £200 million a year. Honey - worth some £10 million to £30 million.
8:43 AM Aug 5th
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Probably little late in day but the News media running this story about encouraging backyard bee keepers
8:40 AM Aug 5th
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Looking forward to holiday in 10 days time to get the solitary bee campaign in shape for 2010, design up its newsletter and count cocoons.
2:14 AM Aug 4th
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- Name Paul B.
- Location Northern France
- Web http://budurl.com...
- Bio Campaigning for greater awareness of solitary bees as a compliment to honey beekeeping
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