Sir, – I can report seeing a bumblebee at Bohernabreena Cemetery on Christmas Day. I presume it wasn’t the same bee Nollaig Mac Coistealbha saw on January 1st! – Yours, etc,
Sir, – Regarding bumblebees and snowdrops, our apologies to our 7-year-old son, Fintan Duff. He was clearly not hallucinating when he reported seeing a bumblebee in Dublin 18 on December 23rd. – Yours, etc,
Sir, – A bumblebee in Sutton (January 2nd) and a bumblebee in Ballsbridge (January 3rd). Nor so much a new record as a start of The Gathering 2013. – Yours, etc,
Sir, – The humming of honey bees foraging for food has been wafting into my kitchen all day long. You would be forgiven for thinking it was a day in summer! – Yours, etc,
Sir, – I watched a bumblebee last Wednesday (January 2nd) — he was on a Sarcococca, attracted to its amazing perfume. (It is also known as Christmas or Sweetbox). They need all the encouragement we can give them! – Yours, etc,