Just spent an amazing 45 mins watching a mason bee munch its way out of its cocoon to freedom! #bees @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social @thebeeguy.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

Brigit Strawbridge Howard – Dancing with Bees - The du Maurier Fowey Literary Festival Enchanting, insightful and full of quiet magic, this event is perfect for nature lovers, gardeners, environmentalists and anyone ready to fall under the spell of bees.

Over the moon to be speaking this year at the du Maurier Fowey Literary Festival, about my book 'Dancing with Bees'

Do please come if you can... or pass details to anyone visiting, or living in Cornwall who might be interested

Fri 8th May at 11am

Tickets 👇

www.foweyfestival.com/event/brigit...

It is lovely! The poor mite was soaked from an impromtu thunderstorm when I photographed her. Watching her in drier circumstances the white tail is obvious.

We have a tree bumblebee 🐝 nesting in our blue tit box! @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #bees

Our tree peony has flowered for the first time ever today. What a beauty! #gardening #flowers

Spotted our first batch of robin fledglings this morning #robin #fledgling #garden @rspbengland.bsky.social

Bumblebees don’t understand glass - they get confused and trapped and exhausted.
And they die.
Likewise with polytunnel plastic.
So if you see or hear a #bumblebee buzzing and banging against a window in your house SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP - AND QUICKLY!
She’s in trouble. Big trouble!
2/11
#bees

Gorgeous hairy footed flower bee this mornjng on our Acer. The bum waggle is so cute! #bumblebee @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social @thebeeguy.bsky.social

Love an epimedium! #gardening #flowers

Goregeous cowslip in Ruddington Country Park this morning #ruddington #sprjng #wildflowers @mike572.bsky.social

Chjnese witch hazel, cherry and amelanchier bursting into life this week!

Happy Easter Seth! Hope the easter bunny provided doggy chocolate this morning!

A wonderful addition to the garden this year - the wild tulip, tulip sylvestris! #gardening #flowers

So lovely to have colour in the garden again! #gardening # flowers #spring

Awwww you look gorgeous Seth!

Spring is definately springing! #gardening #flowers

Wow! I noticed our pullmonaria is just beginning to flower here in Notts, so fingers crossed! Love these bees.

Beautiful buff tailed queen on crocus this morning! And no rain so far today - bonus!! #gardening, #bees, @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social

These Bee Sanctuary Founders Want the World to Join In Many wild bees are endangered, and lack of habitat is a big factor. Here’s how one couple in Ireland is trying to turn the tide.

www.rewildingmag.com/these-bee-sa...

Amazing! So jealous! Nothing in ours as yet...still hoping🤞🏻

Spring and romance are in the air! A pair of robins spent the day checkinv out the garden feeders and nest box. Fingers crossed!

At the moment, we have buff tail queens tucking into saracocca, and hellebores.

Little overwintering bumble today on my hellebores! #gardening, #bees, @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

First snowdrop has bloomed!

Absolutely stunning image!

Aww Seth. Hope you are ok!

Built a hedgehog highway and bought a simple, easy to use Ceyomur CY50 camera. First hedgehog sighting last night! So thrilled! #ceyomur, @katebradbury.bsky.social @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social #hedgehog #gardening

The finest waterlily in our micro pond flowered! It's the size of a fingernail. Dragonflies like it though! #garden #flowers

That is a gorgeous photo!

Lovely hollyhock grown from seed this year. Am sure it was supposed to be red! #flowers #gardening