A mixed week but the last couple of days have been frosty and then bright. Feeling very like spring, and first pollinators are emerging so bit of a pollinator theme going on this week. Many thanks for our host “The Propagator” for hosting Six on Saturday. Check out the participation guide.
My first this week is a dandelion with the first of the pollinators, a hoverfly, which I think is Eristalis pertinax. It is really important that we leave dandelions to bloom as they are a very important food source for these early emerging pollinators.
Crocuses are another great food source for queen bumblebees that are emerging from hibernation at this time of year.
Willow catkins, again here being used by hoverflies, and they will also be used by bumblebees.
As will Hellebores.
I love daffodils – and the larger ones are also flowering now – bees will use them but only if they are really hungry and can’t find anything more appealing.
And finally this week the frogs have pretty much finished spawning in the garden pond (this photo is from earlier in the week). I hope the spawn won’t get too frosted.
Wishing everyone a great gardening week.
Murtagh's Meadow 
Ooooh, no frogspawn here yet. But we have examples of everything else – apart from the dandelion and hoverflies. Lovely shots.
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Thank you Margaret – hopefully the frogs will come soon
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Thank you the pollinators and the frogs look wonderful.
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Thank you Rosie
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This is an interesting post with lovely colours, variety of plants and insects.
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Thank you Anne. So glad you enjoyed it
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Beautiful photos – I especially like the crocuses and the cute frogs!
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Thank you. We love to see the frogs returning every spring to the pond. And the crocuses add lovely splashes of colour to the garden at this time of year
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One of the benefits of daffodils is that rabbits don’t eat them. That’s huge as far as I am concerned!
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We only occasionally get rabbits in our garden so we are lucky not to have that problem
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Great photos. The frogs have returned to our pond. Only hope the frogspawn survives this year.
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I hope it does too. It’s so nice to see the frogs
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A lively awakening of spring, hurrah!
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Indeed Eliza. My favourite time of year
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really pretty! thank you for sharing your garden!
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Thank you – glad you enjoyed. It is my favourite time of year
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A lovely collection! ❤
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Thank you – glad you enjoyed them
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Beautiful images Karina – plenty of crocuses and dandelions out today and I saw my first bee.
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Yippee🐝
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Such happy pictures and good to see the importance of early food sources. The frogs look like
a barbers’ quartet about to sing..
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Wonder what it would sound like.
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