🌱Mint Moths & Hummingbird Hawk Moths🌱

Gardening for Butterflies and Bees 🐝 Mainly videos and photos from my garden. Trying to find the best nectar lures for Butterflies. Advice and tips welcome 🐛

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Tawny Mining, Andrena Fulva #WorldBeeDay #worldbeeday2025

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@chiddymark @mike_gould6 @DavidKentNature @BumblebeeTrust Wow!

[Tom Scott @TRGScott]

Army of #Wasps v #SolitaryBees hotel …
Pretty clear who has won this battle (all happened in the space of a week).
Hmmm.

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@lovely_plot Ah! His book was so inspiring, made me rethink how I’d been gardening all those years. Hopefully I’ll get to visit one day ❤️

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Hylaeus pictipes, Little Yellow-face Bee #Pollinators

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New tiny #SolitaryBee species spotted in the garden - Hylaeus pictipes, Little Yellow-face Bee (I think) Westgate-on-Sea, Kent @StevenFalk1 ? (I/2)

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@ivysuckle Well done getting one to stop still for some crisp video!

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@B_Strawbridge Vapourer Moth I think

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Is this a False Widow Spider? 👀

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Not bad out there today #WildFlowers

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Think this might be Salvia Verbenaca, or maybe a young Pratensis? Will have to see when it’s in flower #WildflowerHour

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Ruby-Tailed Wasp I spotted earlier #Chrysis species #SolitaryBees #NaturGarten

[Marta Dobrowolski @martado]

Hope you all enjoy the weekend as much as this glowing Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) butterfly enjoys the sunshine and nectar! 🦋🌸☀️🌿❤️
#SaturdayVibes #butterfly #NatureBeauty #wildlife #insect #naturelovers #spring #walking #nature

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@martado Nice photo!

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@BrianLaney2 Cheers Brian here’s another clump I came across 👍🏻

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Senecio flowering well along the the Reculvers Seawall #wildflowerhour

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@NatureLark Thanks Moira!

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Tripleurospermum maritimum I think? #wildflowerhour

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Dried up Robins Pincushion on the Dog Rose surrounding Plum Pudding Lagoon yesterday #wildflowerhour

[Joel Ashton 🍃🌳🍃 @_JoelAshton]

I can go most years barely seeing a Wall Brown #butterfly. They are a red listed species in the UK & are rapidly declining. Last year, I decided to turn my front garden into a #WildlifeFrontGarden. Prior to this, I’d never seen one in my garden & never dreamt I would. This year, I’ve had no less than 8 separate sightings of these beautiful insects in my #WildlifeFrontGarden - a space of approx. 20sqm.
During September (their peak month), there were often two seen at the same time, suggesting they have, over the 2-3 broods they have each year, bred in my front garden.
This photo was taken today - October 16th - my latest ever sighting.
It has been a joy to watch them, basking on the walls of the house & my insect hotel, as well as making the most of the various nectar plants that I planted for them, particularly the Verbena Bonariensis.
It’s remarkable to know that they have been attracted to breed in a garden of just 20sqm. Don’t ever think that your garden/green space is too small to help wildlife 👍 🦋