"dominic Lucas" wrote in message
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"David \(Normandy\)" wrote:

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.

Plenty here, I disturbed one nest,

That will have been a bumble bee nest.

but there's still another one in the
garden .. they don't venture out when it's cold or wet (most days this
month, and most of June), but when it's warm, the air's thick with them

They've been flying here even during the rain.
..

And a very welcome sight they make. No beans setting yet, I put that
down to the bad weather stopping the bees.

I've had lots of runner beans and seen many bumble bees on the many flowers.

Mary
Leeds, Yorkshire