Can anyone guess what I’m seeing a lot of?
Sunrise: 05.02 am Sunset: 09.27 pm
The sun has shone for a week and is forecast to continue of at least a month, the bees, hover-flies and other flying insects reign supreme at the moment.
My dog made the mistake of diving down what he thought was a newly dug badger’s sett, in Hoo Wood this morning, only to discover that the badger had been digging-up a bee nest. Spike came out of that hole in a flash, covered in stinging bees. He felt sorry for himself for a while, but he’s OK now. Spike is a roughy-tuffy Welsh Cocker Spaniel that shakes most things off, even stinging bees.
Sounds painful.
Spike hopped, skipped, and jumped for a while, but he is happy enough now.
Oh Mike I’ve ‘liked’ this but I don’t like the thought of your crazy spaniel getting stung! 🙁
I have a woosy pathetic cocker spaniel and she would take forever and a day to get over the trauma of getting stung by a bee, let alone many. As would I, frankly!
Well, Lucy, I can tell you that Spike is no longer bothered about the bee stings he received earlier today. I dare say he will avoid that particular hole in the ground tomorrow, but I can’t help smiling, no laughing, at the memory of him dancing about. 🙂 😀 Spike is indeed a tuff dog that is afraid of very little, apart from riding in my car, nail clippers, crackly plastic, and . . .
Well I’m glad he’s made a full recovery Mike!
We are seeing none currently.
Goodness! Poor Spike! I’m glad that he shook it off right away!
Thanks, Suzanne. Spike has such a thick coat of fine hair, that I am surprised a bee could get through it to sting him.
Those bees are determined!
What type of bees were they? Unusual to have a honey bee nest so low to the ground, were they bumbles? I hear their sting is particularly bad, poor Spike!
They were bumble bees, Emily. I have found quite a few bumble bee nests this year; all below ground and dug-up by badgers and foxes. Since their stingers do not have barbs, the bumble bee can sting repeatedly – unlike honey bees that only sting once.
Poor bumble bees, no wonder the Bombus hypnorum nests in trees! Much safer.
Poor doggie. I think you may be seeing a lot of .. apricots?
I will keep an eye open for apricots, Alastair, but I think you might have backed a loser there.
Why does that not surprise me? LOL
Spike is an appropriate name for a dog who enjoys upsetting bees.
Spike is a nature dog. 🙂