the dramatic changes!

i was in the garden, this evening ,just admiring the back garden,almost in full bloom,then i noticed the bees,
(OR THE LACK OF THEM!!) they were few and far between.the bees that i did see were so small!!.the second was what has happened to the butterfly??.i have seen about four this year,and the third thing i noticed, i have about 20 pots of petunias which two days ago where like prize flowers, fading overnight to poor sagging ,drooping blooms. on the petunias, i have noticed an infestation of green fly/black fly.i have these same flowers at the rear of the garden and they are still going strong(,no infestation).
its getting like a guessing game in gardening today.
to close .i have just removed a winter pansy ,which had a head like a (FIST),FROM A HANGING BASKET!!..i better close now
( AND STAND GUARD OVER THE PETUNIAS IN THE BACK GARDEN!!!!.).

 

We have plenty of bees and Butterflies

 

Bee population seem ok, but a shortage of butterflies. Except for the robust gabbage white!

 

Hi Music, where I live there are lots of bees, butterflies and I have seen ladybirds but tons of aphids too!

 

I haven't seen any less bees this year-in fact there have been more in the garden and a lot of different types too. Hoverflies, butterflies-although I haven't seen a great deal of those very blue ones-(forget which name). And although some people appear to be having a large aphid issue I do have some but my garden is not infested. Good year so far-not enough ladybirds though perhaps-but even those I have seen the larvae of.

 

I've found a few dead or dying bees in the garden earlier this year :(

 

hi SUSSEXGARDENER. funny you mentioned (FINDING DEAD BEES). i was out for a run on the bicycle a few nights ago,and part of the pathway i was cycling on ,had several ,dead and dying bees??.

 

I just found this thread, and its funny, people over in my neck of the woods, are all saying that we have more Bee's then normal, and they appear to be fatter too.

 

Plenty of bee's here and quite a lot of butterflies too

Sadly, thousands of flies though :( and no ladybirds :(

 

hi penny ,you will have to send us some fat bees over to (SCOTLAND )and we could send some of our WEE ONES!!.

 

HI LOLLIPOP, you are lucky where you live .the weather up here is that changeable,we can have all the seasons in one day,in the central belt in SCOTLAND.and having an oil refinery on our door step does not help..at the moment all i can see is BLACK skies.

 

HI JAZMINE, send me some bees,butterflies,ladybirds,and i will send you some aphids (CASH ON DELIVERY). it would be great if life was that simple!!!!.we all could have fantastic gardens!!!!.

 

HI SAM,send some bees and butterflies on the next strong wind coming up to ,SCOTLAND.sadly , i cannot send you a single ladybird ,as i have not seen one in my garden ,since last year.
flies i can send ,as we have a lot of (FLY THINGS UP HERE!!).
music.

 

HI LYN ,it must be a SCOTTISH thing, you have the bees and the butterflies .AH WELL, WE HAVE THE (BAGPIPES!!!).
music.:gnthb::hehe::yho: