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Can I feed birds apples?

In short, yes, you can feed birds apples. But as always, when feeding wild birds, there are some best practices people should follow. The best

Common mourning bee

Active Months From March to June. Nesting Habits Unlike most bees, the Mourning Bee is a ‘nest parasite’. How To Identify A Common Mourning Bee They

Hairy-footed flower bee

Active Months From March to June. Nesting Habits In Aerial or ground nests such as walls, banks or underground nests. How To Identify A Hairy-Footed Flower

Shrill carder bee (Rare)

Active Months From May to September. Nesting Habits Tussocks How To Identify A Shrill Carder Bee (Rare) A shrill carder bee can be identified by its

Tree bumblebee

Active Months From March to July. Nesting Habits Tree Bumble bees like cavities above ground level How To Identify A Tree Bumblebee Very identifiable bee with

Brown Banded Carder bees

Active Months From March to November. Nesting Habits Tussocks How To Identify Brown Banded Carder Bees These bees are usually a brown colour that can vary

Red Tailed Black Bumblebee

Active Months From April to November. Nesting Habits Tussocks or Old burrows How To Identify Red-Tailed Black Bumblebees These guys have a Black body with an

Early bumblebee

Active Months From March to June. Nesting Habits Cavities and Old Burrows. How To Identify An Early Bumblebee Yellow and black bands, with an orange tail.

Honey bees

Active months From March to October. Nesting habits Honey bees nest in Beehives or in cavities above the ground. How to identify Honey Bees The honey

Bumble bees

Bumble bees are the big cumbersome bugs you see flying around your garden in the summer. Overall there are 250 known species of Bumble bees

Banded White-Tailed Bumblebees

Active months From March to November (all year round in the south during warmer years). Nesting habits Cavities and Old Burrows How to identify Banded white-tailed