Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Mid Summer at Het Gazebo !

We have been enjoying the mild typical Dutch Summer weather
22 C, Showers Sunshine and Wind 
compared to extreme weather in other parts of Europe this week !
The volunteers were prepared for rain but Diepenheim stayed dry !
After a very wam June quite a few hostas have already 
finished blooming !
Bumble Bees like to forage on hosta flowers.

There are 360 different Bee species in The Netherlands.
34 species haave disappeared.
50 % of the species are being threatened.

Top 10 most spotted bees in The Netherlands

  • Honingbij11.198 x
  • Gehoornde metselbij6.594 x
  • Rosse Metselbij6.257 x
  • Akkerhommel2.906 x
  • Aardhommel of Veldhommel2.741 x
  • Vosje2.338 x
  • Bijvlieg2.070 x
  • Tuinhommel1.573 x
  • Steenhommel1.519 x
  • Sachembij1.473 x

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