👀 Anyone seen Batman? 🔎 🦇
My Ivy is just coming into blossom so as well as looking for Ivy Bees, which would be a first in my garden, I on the lookout for Batman.
Which ones are on your Ivy?
#Ivy #Insects #pollinators #NaturalHistory #GardenWatch #Hoverflies #IvyBees
My Ivy is just coming into blossom so as well as looking for Ivy Bees, which would be a first in my garden, I on the lookout for Batman.
Which ones are on your Ivy?
#Ivy #Insects #pollinators #NaturalHistory #GardenWatch #Hoverflies #IvyBees
Acrostic Hoverfly Postcard - Myathropa
Myathropa acrostic postcard: detailing morphology & behavioural traits specific to hoverflies of this genus, along with my own art work.
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September 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
👀 Anyone seen Batman? 🔎 🦇
My Ivy is just coming into blossom so as well as looking for Ivy Bees, which would be a first in my garden, I on the lookout for Batman.
Which ones are on your Ivy?
#Ivy #Insects #pollinators #NaturalHistory #GardenWatch #Hoverflies #IvyBees
My Ivy is just coming into blossom so as well as looking for Ivy Bees, which would be a first in my garden, I on the lookout for Batman.
Which ones are on your Ivy?
#Ivy #Insects #pollinators #NaturalHistory #GardenWatch #Hoverflies #IvyBees
I went out to tidy the “neglected” garden and discovered hundreds of gentle ivy bees living there. Apparently, it wasn’t untidy—it was busy 🐝
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#wildlifegardening #bees #ivybees #sustainablegardening #gardeningblog
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September 5, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I went out to tidy the “neglected” garden and discovered hundreds of gentle ivy bees living there. Apparently, it wasn’t untidy—it was busy 🐝
gardeningwithsarah.co.uk/a-wildlife-g...
#wildlifegardening #bees #ivybees #sustainablegardening #gardeningblog
gardeningwithsarah.co.uk/a-wildlife-g...
#wildlifegardening #bees #ivybees #sustainablegardening #gardeningblog
Watched an agglomeration of Ivy Bee Colletes hederae yesterday at the Devil's Dyke, on an steeply inclined unofficial path at the Devil's Dyke. Fascinating - got me thinking? #Hymenoptera #MiningBees #IvyBees @buglife.bsky.social #behaviour #ethology
Are some solitary, mining Ivy Bees, better at re-finding their nests than others? Observing a large agglomeration of Colletes hederae nests at the Devil’s Dyke. 12.09.26
Colletes hederae was recorded as new to Britain in 2001 when Ian Cross discovered specimens at Langton Matravers in Dorset. Since then, the bee has spread across much of southern England (as f…
simelliottnaturenotes.blog
September 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Watched an agglomeration of Ivy Bee Colletes hederae yesterday at the Devil's Dyke, on an steeply inclined unofficial path at the Devil's Dyke. Fascinating - got me thinking? #Hymenoptera #MiningBees #IvyBees @buglife.bsky.social #behaviour #ethology
Explored ivy around my neighbourhood, but no #IvyBees yet. Was compensated by plenty of Speckled Woods (incl persistant tatty male & resistant female #HerToo) and 8 small copper #Butterflies on small stretch of lane
December 28, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Explored ivy around my neighbourhood, but no #IvyBees yet. Was compensated by plenty of Speckled Woods (incl persistant tatty male & resistant female #HerToo) and 8 small copper #Butterflies on small stretch of lane
Of all the visitors to the #salopobs ivy tower today, the Ivy Bees are my favourite! Little stunners 🐝 #ivybees #loveautumn #loveivy
December 1, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Of all the visitors to the #salopobs ivy tower today, the Ivy Bees are my favourite! Little stunners 🐝 #ivybees #loveautumn #loveivy