Hoverfly on Linaria leaf While I'm on the subject of bees (last post), I've picked up lots of tweeting in the past few da...

I've been a bit worried by the lack of any ladybird sightings in the garden, possibly another indicator of this year's late arriv...

Due to the rain, I was back indoors in time for Gardener's World yesterday evening. I don't watch it regularly but last night's ...

(Harlequin Ladybird:  Harmonia axyridis succinea) There's been a lot of fuss over the summer about ladybirds - both our native UK lad...

Apparently we're experiencing an abundance of ladybirds this summer in the UK, emerging to feed greedily on the glut of aphids which our...