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Old 16-05-2012, 06:25 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Bumble bee mites

On Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:34:12 UTC+1, stuart noble wrote:
Nice to see the cotoneaster horizontalis round here absolutely smothered
in bees at the moment. I guess the tight little flowers are more
resilient than most? Seems an awful lot of work for a small return though


They're obviously very attractive, the bees seem to try and force their way in even before they're properly open.

Rod