[Selkie]

I love ladybirds

[splodger]

True, I found some ladybirds in my lace cap yesterday.

good job they weren't in your dutch one  

[Sally A]

Yes indeedy

[splodger]

haahumm - being serious for a minute  :? (i must practise this more)

why not make up some bug boxes - i picked up some bits yesterday and today - so i'm ready for the next rainy day - and i'm going to build one or two - especially for ladybirds and bees - i'll post a pic when i've done one  

[Selkie]

Good idea Splodger, I think Bodger suggested something similar a while ago but nothing seems to have come of it.

[splodger]

Good idea Splodger, I think Bodger suggested something similar a while ago but nothing seems to have come of it.

i found a few simple designs - thought i could adapt them to use up the chestnut offcuts - where dad messes up on splitting for shingles  

i have a head full of designs - and neither the time nor the body to do them all, but i shall try  

[Selkie]

Was it on here, or maybe I read it in a magazine that alot of those bee 'homes' are really only good for the parasitic wasps that lay eggs inside the bee -- the bees are usually solitary, but the 'homes' create an artifical environment, making it easier for the parasite to infect several hosts instead of just one.

[splodger]

Was it on here, or maybe I read it in a magazine that alot of those bee 'homes' are really only good for the parasitic wasps that lay eggs inside the bee -- the bees are usually solitary, but the 'homes' create an artifical environment, making it easier for the parasite to infect several hosts instead of just one.

don't know    but only nice bees will be allowed in my special bug box - and ladybirds and butterflies etc  

[Selkie]

Oh yes, I didn't mean it to put anyone off the idea of them, but I did think it was interesting.

[splodger]

do think we've gone off topic again - perish the thought      

maybe we should get wiggy to have a good bugs guide in the wiggywotzit - it's not as if he's been doing much of late      

[Selkie]

:oops: I already suggested it :oops:

[WG.]

:oops: I already suggested it :oops:

It is already there !   I called it BENEFICIALS

[Lynne]

I'm so glad this question was asked (about pruning - not bug boxes -althought that was interesting too) as I have been thinking about when I should do mine, so now I have my answer.  

[Aunt Sally]

I'm so glad this question was asked (about pruning - not bug boxes -althought that was interesting too) as I have been thinking about when I should do mine, so now I have my answer.  

They are very simple to prune, but very easy to ruin if you do it wrong.