On 09/05/2020 17:04, m06een00 wrote:
Where have all the insects gone?

It's been warm and sunny here for the past few days, and I haven't seen
a single bee or hoverfly around. Normally there would be loads of them
flying about at this time of year in these conditions. Even cabbage
whites are in abundance around now and I've just seen one today briefly.


I have mason bees[1] and they have been very active for a couple to
three weeks now.
About a week ago it was sunny here but there was a cold wind blowing.
Just outside my back door I counted around 10 different species of bees
and hover-flies on the walls and surrounding area. I realised a bit
later that this was an area in full sun and completely sheltered from
the cold wind. The insects were obviously sitting there warming up.

[1] I have 1000+ tubes for mason bees hanging up on my garden fence.
Although I probably lost many due to many of the tubes becoming wet and
cold early winter I have enough viable tubes to have around 100 bees at
any one time in close proximity repopulating empty tubes with pollen and
larvae. Although not ideal many of my tubes are cut down drinking straws
(jumbo drinking straws of 8mm diameter with spoon end designed for
drinking/eating smoothies).

https://www.masonbees.co.uk/

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