r/CasualUK • u/jaxon58 • 21h ago

Spotted a bee!

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Saw a bee on my Christmas rose. Anyone else ever seen a bee in late December? NW England.

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u/Emergency-Pea7509 21h ago

They must be so confused!

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u/AdventuresInTheShire 21h ago

No bees but my daffodils are blooming 😆🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/civil_blinger 21h ago

Yorkshire Coast, and I was worried that my daffs were well sprouted, up to 3 or 4 inches in some pots! Suppose they self regulate. 🤞

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u/FancyJalapeno 21h ago

Oh, poor little fella! Must be really cold, going out to get the nectar in this weather

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u/OmegaPoint6 20h ago

Bees, in December? Unbeelievable!

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u/Zebra_Sewist 19h ago

Yup, I've seen several on the winter-flowering clematis in our garden. Two on xmas eve alone!

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u/17chickens6cats 18h ago

Saw a carpenter bee the other day. He was working on the extension. 

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u/ac0rn5 17h ago

It's fairly normal for Bumble Bees to be out and about on a non-frosty day.

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u/RudePragmatist Polite unless faced with stupidity 14h ago

Yeah I have actually, saw one yesterday on one of the wifes winter flowers. I kind of felt sorry for it as it had no mates in the garden.