A Common Carder bee visiting Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii
Wordless Wednesday : Coming in to land ….
11 Wednesday May 2016
Posted in Wildlife in the garden
Barn House Garden
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11 Wednesday May 2016
Posted in Wildlife in the garden
A Common Carder bee visiting Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii
Hello Kate, I’m delighted to have found your blog and read your page about Barn House Garden with interest. Your planting is fabulous and very inspiring. I’ll be visiting regularly. Best wishes, Sam
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Welcome to the garden, Sam, and thank you for your encouraging comment about the planting. Your blog looks amazing and reads so well, I shall enjoy following your adventures. Kate x
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What a great photo Kate. I had never noticed how hairy these bees are. To be honest I didn’ t know they were Carder bees. So thank you.
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They’re very common where we live, they move in to nest in the burrows of wood mice. In sunny summers they fade to an almost unrecognisable uniform beige. They start again each year, so this must have been a ‘new’ one.
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Great shot!
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Thanks. Of all the bumblebees in the garden carder bees seem to be the most camera shy, so I was pleased with this one.
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Brilliant. You timed that so well! I was peering at the Paeonia luteas at Wimpole on Monday, but only saw honey bees on them.
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Thank you kindly, it was a question of sheer, delightful luck. I’m so pleased to hear that honey bees like these tree peony flowers too, so far I’ve only noticed bumblebees on them. It’s good to see that the deep goblets seem to protect the pollen laden anthers from rain.
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Fab photo, I know how hard they are to capture
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Thanks, Helen. I was surprised it came out so well.
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You must have a fast camera!! Not easy to photograph!
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Amazingly, this is ‘only’ an iPad image.
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What a brilliant shot – well done Kate
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Thanks, Cathy. The bee’s colourful hairs came out nicely.
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Made me smile, Kate.
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Me too, Cynthia. 🙂
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So cute and fuzzy! :)
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Close too they are surprisingly hairy, aren’t they?
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