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20050422 Friday April 22, 2005

Bumble bee blues...

I may be the proud owner of my own Bumble Bee nest. All my garden waste is composted in plastic water butts. Some still have a round hole where the downpipe would have entered the lid. I spotted a Bombus terrestris flying into the butt. Further research indicated that they like to make their nests in dry places and a pile of mown grass can be a tempting favourite. Of course the butt is waterproof and on the top of the rotting material is guess what - lawn clippings. If further investigation means I am the proud owner of a nest I will leave it be until the winter and not subject the butt to a regular turning over of the rotting material to aid composting.

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