"JennyC" wrote in message
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"David (Normandy)" wrote in message
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Are they just not venturing out after the recent cold wet weather or
what?
Went for a walk around the garden today and not a bee in sight. The
runner beans are smothered in blossom but no bees and no little beans.
The flower borders are full of blooms but no bees.
David.

I seem to have a fair amount of bees buzzing around the garden.....

Found this which might be interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorder


That's in USA, where beekeepng methods are mostly very different.

Mary