Post #1694567
2026-04-26 12:44 UTC
My brother rescued a bee from the hall and gave it a drink in the back garden. He says it was very thirsty.
Which is a good reminder to have an insect drinking station in your garden. A shallow dish filled with stones, and then the water poured to a level below the top of the stones will let insects drink in safety.
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@shezza_t@mastodon.ie 2026-04-26 18:40
My brother tells me this is a Tree Bumble Bee, a species that has only been seen in Ireland since 2017. It is, apparently, “harmless and gentle”, at least according to records.biodiversityireland.ie .
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@Insy812@mastodon.ie 2026-04-29 10:03
@shezza_t@mastodon.ie your drinking station suggestion made me reevaluate my bird drink tray(bottom of a milk carton filled with water, which is never used), I have now added stones to it to make sitting areas for insectoids 👍