We have our very own slug control system… wild ducks.
When we moved here 10 years ago a female duck was our first visitor. She tapped on our back door requesting breakfast. We fed her kitchen scraps and we soon knew that she was pleased with the warm welcome she received from us because she returned every day. In early spring Speckles brought her mate, a handsome mallard we named Gerald.
Brilliant News for Bees
This week we have heard the brilliant news that pesticides which harm bees and other beneficial insects have been banned.
Bees are essential for the pollination of:
1) Food crops in our fields and
2) Ornamental plants in our private gardens.
As they move from plant to plant they distribute pollen which fertilises the flowers.