CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Some recent garden insect visitors during the last week.  Thanks to Africa Gomez, author of the always fascinating  BugBlog  for IDing some ...

During this heatwave, the best time of the day to be in our garden is between 6am., when the sun creeps over the hedge, and 8am. when the d...

I found this little cuckoo bee ( Nomada sp. - possibly N. succinta , but there are scores of rather similar species to choose from!)   cl...

Tawny mining bees often visit our garden, sometimes feeding on the gooseberry flowers in spring, but I've never managed to find evidence...