Just this last week there are far fewer bees in the meadow and in our garden. At the start of the summer there were a lot, all over the catmint and the vipers bugloss. Now there is just a handful in the garden and the meadow is very quiet. Also, the types of bees has changed. Before, there were bumbles (or they look like bumbles, I am not an expert, striped, some with white bottoms and others with golden bottoms). Now there are smaller, longer, browner bees, more like honey bees.
There have been more reports of hive collapses, but I do not know whether this local change is due to that, or the recent rainy cold weather (although today is hot), or another factor.
Anyway, Ian has fixed the computer so I will upload some photos later this evening.
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