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Post by Bess on Mar 31, 2014 22:29:48 GMT
When I was deadheading my plant pots. Quite glad I didn't, I'm not 100% sure what type of Wasp it is, but it was looking pretty fierce and waving it's abdomen at me. It was right down within a heavily flowered primrose plant, so I expect it was all nice and warm and dry in the middle. Rather gorgeous   |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 1, 2014 9:29:59 GMT
That is a very good close-up picture of the wasp Bess. I would think you were relieved that you did not rush to deadhead this pretty primrose. |
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Post by Rosie on Apr 1, 2014 11:40:49 GMT
What afab picture Bess, just as well you didn't grab it, I don't think the wasp would have liked that!! |
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Post by SueA on Apr 1, 2014 19:08:31 GMT
Great photo Bess , it does look a big wasp, maybe it was a 'queen' one as they're the first to appear in spring & are bigger than the normal ones. |
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Post by daitheplant on Apr 1, 2014 19:35:40 GMT
Looks more like a Hornet to me, nasty devils.   |
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Post by Bess on Apr 1, 2014 21:48:22 GMT
My husband wondered if it was a hornet, tbh I wish I knew a bit more about insects etc as they are pretty much the main wildlife I get on my patio garden -
so trying to take a bit more interest!
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Post by daitheplant on Apr 2, 2014 19:00:13 GMT
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Post by Cherry on Apr 2, 2014 20:14:00 GMT
We must have had a nest of hornets and could not find it. The windows had to be shut every night and they kept hitting the windows. If they got into the house, I had to turn lights off until they were attracted by the porch light and they would be dead by morning. I hate them.
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Post by SueA on Apr 2, 2014 20:45:33 GMT
I don't think it is a hornet as they usually have brown legs & more of a brown/yellow colouring rather than the black/yellow in the photo. The queen wasps are pretty big & they are just emerging from hibernation around now as the weather is warming up - in some places anyway! |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 3, 2014 5:34:34 GMT
I think we have two sorts of bumbles - orange and buff. Could this be right SueA? They are humming loudly when I walk through the rape. |
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Post by SueA on Apr 3, 2014 19:55:33 GMT
There are lots of different bumblebees around Cherry , we've had red-tailed, buff-tailed, tree, & garden so far , there are a few that are ginger or have ginger 'rears' as well so those could be some of the ones you've seen. |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 4, 2014 5:10:18 GMT
There are some honey bees, but as my neighbour has not got hers yet, I am not seeing a lot. The bumbles make just as much noise. I have never seen a bumble bee nest. They must live somewhere.
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Post by peony on Apr 4, 2014 8:59:20 GMT
There are some honey bees, but as my neighbour has not got hers yet, I am not seeing a lot. The bumbles make just as much noise. I have never seen a bumble bee nest. They must live somewhere. Do you remember Cherry I had a bumblebee nest under my shed last year, they used an old wood mouse hole? I couldn't actually see their nest but they were in and out for months. I've seen lots of honey and bumble bees around the garden recently so I've been keeping a watch for any nests but I don't suppose they'll use the same place again. |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 4, 2014 14:37:47 GMT
It is coming back to me peony. I have holes appearing under the hedge and I have wondered. |
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