Hang on - whaaat!? "Plants can 'hear' bees buzzing and serve up more nectar when they are nearby, scientists have found. Amazingly, they can tell the difference between a bee’s buzz and that of a non-pollinating insect such as a wasp."

😮 That is AMAZING.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/plants-produce-more-nectar-when-they-hear-bees-buzzing-scientists-find

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#Plants#Bees#Pollinators#Gardening#Insects#Botany#Entomology

I spent yesterday watching some games in the National Softball League at #FarnhamPark just north of #Slough. Of course I took some time off to inspect the weeds' Why would anyone neglect to do that? Common Mallow and Catsear growing on an earth mound around one of the car parks. Much of the ground is football, rugby and softball pitches so a splash of colour is welcome. #WildflowerHour #Buckinghamshire#Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

Star images from my favourite building site in #Bristol this week were Ox-eye Daisy, which has suddenly come out in flower, dozens of them at once, and Wild Carrot which isn't open yet but looks really spectacular while still in bud. #WildflowerHour#Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

My front yard is starting to look at its best. Although my car might disagree as I'm starting to struggle to find a space to park it in. Beaked Hawksbeard more widespread than last year, Cleavers showing off it's tiny, almost-invisible, flowers, and Red Campion taking over a plant pot near the one its ancestors were originally planted in. #Swindon #WildflowerHour#Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

I was just checking how my First Gold hop plants are doing when I spotted this comma butterfly sunning itself on the wall right next to them. And guess what its caterpillars like to eat.
Clue: it ain't egg-and-cress sandwiches........
More info in alt text.
#butterflies #hops #gardening #gardenwildlife #plants #gardenpests #homebrewing