Wildlife Gardening..

[Chipchopper]

I've seen plenty of bumble bees and hover flies on the St Johns wort but no butter flies etc on the buddleia so far.
Anyone have similar observations or not ?.

[woofgang]

its the same here, although I don't ever see such myriads of butterflies on buddleia as I did years ago. I think it might have something to do with the torrential rain we have had this year as during that early warm spring period I saw loads of butterflies of all kinds. Sadly I don't think they do well in such heavy and prolonged rain. I am hoping that they managed to mate and lay eggs and that there will be more next year.

[Chipchopper]

Thanks Woof, the torrential rain we had earlier seems like a probable cause in the decline in numbers.

[johnk]

No butterflies so far