Nice to see all the early pollinators out and about on sunny days at the moment. Bumblebee queens have already started looking for nesting sites, solitary bees such as the Hairy-footed flower bee and some mining bees are out as well, mostly males at the moment as the females emerge later. The first bee flies are looking for nectar as well, they look cute and fluffy but are actually parasitic of solitary bees as they lay their eggs in solitary bee nests. #wildlife #pollinators
To my very great surprise, I saw my first butterfly of the summer the other day! It was a Brimstone and March 10th is really early; too early by far, to be seeing butterflies here in Luxembourg!
@Paulos_the_fog I have seen Brimstones here as well, in February, and Peacock butterflies at the beginning of March. We did not have a cold winter here and some warm days so no surprise. They overwinter as adults, so warmer days will wake them up from their winter sleep.
I'm in Luxembourg where, being so far inland, the climate, is not as temperate as in the UK; colder winters and warmer summers are our thing. Hence my surprise at seeing a butterfly so early.
No Peacocks here yet but quite a few Brimstones and lots of bumble bees exploiting the first of the dead nettles.
