tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870114610925132512.post7054411863953462565..comments2024-03-28T07:26:34.701+00:00Comments on Urban Pollinators: Frozen beauties: Flowers in winterUrban Pollinators adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338159566996307380noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870114610925132512.post-78611521096454625762013-02-03T18:32:20.598+00:002013-02-03T18:32:20.598+00:00I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article of bees ...I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article of bees etc. Thank you for taking the time to put it together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870114610925132512.post-12388467680039560152013-01-02T10:12:12.127+00:002013-01-02T10:12:12.127+00:00Thank you Dave for your comment. That is very enco...Thank you Dave for your comment. That is very encouraging. We try to keep the blog entries coming but it is more difficult in winter; but the next entry about what pollinators do in winter is already in the pipeline :-).Reading teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632997670738539741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870114610925132512.post-66271622021060336602012-12-28T02:46:09.702+00:002012-12-28T02:46:09.702+00:00Once again you are doing such a great job. I am s...Once again you are doing such a great job. I am so looking forward to the January post, I had to subscribe.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346836889601266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870114610925132512.post-6907900497416804372012-12-18T15:32:53.001+00:002012-12-18T15:32:53.001+00:00That was interesting, Mark, thanks. I'm planni...That was interesting, Mark, thanks. I'm planning on a couple of bee hotels to be built and put up in the spring. I'm in LN13 (east Lincolnshire) and it's good to know that I'm not quite too far north for winter bumbles :-)NorthernTeachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870114610925132512.post-90795181891590078032012-12-18T11:59:54.160+00:002012-12-18T11:59:54.160+00:00For an interesting research paper on the importanc...For an interesting research paper on the importance of winter flowering shrubs for bumblebees see: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0009559<br />Mark Goddardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870114610925132512.post-13980026618578244472012-12-14T19:28:10.002+00:002012-12-14T19:28:10.002+00:00Fingers crossed you see some winter bumblebees. I ...Fingers crossed you see some winter bumblebees. I have seen several Bombus terrestris bumblebees in one of our flower meadows in late November busily gathering pollen from some late poppy flowers. I suspect this could be a winter colony and need to investigate further when we have a mild day.Reading teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632997670738539741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870114610925132512.post-63056241620105619272012-12-14T08:43:22.203+00:002012-12-14T08:43:22.203+00:00Lovely photos and a fabulously informative site! I...Lovely photos and a fabulously informative site! I have 2 of these mahonia and hope to see some winter bees around.NorthernTeachernoreply@blogger.com