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I've just ordered their waterprooof bib and brace - I have a lot lot of powerwashing to do and these look a good option; for under £20 I...

Busy day in the garden, finally got my seed potatoes planted in the bags - 6 bags of Charlottes and 10 bags of Duke of York (Not tried...

I have a Splashdown Ocean suit which has stood me well in some dreadful sailing weather since I bought it in 1988, still going strong...

The shorter one would probably give you most freedom of movement - I used to keep a proper cape for cycling in the wet though ...rolled...

Me and 'er indoors have got a couple of these Musto lite jackets each - they keep the rain and wind out but they breathe so you don't...

This is a very old thread and the OP has not been seen for a couple of years now (Hover over the members name and it will tell you when...

Sadly, you are talking to the wall .. Veg has not been seen since Nov 2022 and Tamarisk since 2012 ... If you click on a members name...

you'll find it in the 'myths' section

Bees are opportunists .. I've seen a queenless colony with no hope of creating a new queen storing nectar and pollen like there's no...

not an exact observation, so shouldn't be taken as an absolute certainty that brood rearing is on-going. Its taught buy some that...

The likelihood that they have already swarmed is high - once the committee has made up it's mind to create queen cells they are usually...

Thanks Eric ...it's going to be a hedge with trees ... I've spaced it so that the Plum, crab apple and wild pear are left to grow above...

@simonwig thank you for the precise ID.

Yes - can't be hoverflies - two sets of wings - I think you are right.

First one is a sawfly. Maybe honeysuckle or hawthorn sawfly. The second looks like a fruit fly.