The first garden snowdrop of 2024 appeared very early in January. At the beginning of February, the snowdrops in the garden are now in full bloom (Photo 1) ...
 |
| Photo 1: Garden Snowdrops (3rd February 2024) |
... brought on by the unseasonably warm weather we are experiencing at the moment (Figure 1) and following on from the warm end to 2023.
 |
| Figure 1: Mean Daily Temperatures (5th January to 3rd February 2024) |
For comparison purposes the mean daily temperatures in January and February are 4.68 ℃ and 5.0 ℃ respectively (based on the 1991 -2020 average for the nearby Credenhill Weather Station).
Cyclamen and crocus are also in bloom ...
 |
| Photo 2: Cyclamen in the Garden (1st February 2024) |
 |
| Photo 3: Crocus in the Garden (1st February 2024) |
We've not seen our first butterfly yet though it may not be long till we do. Other insects have been spotted such as this green lacewing ...
 |
| Photo 4: Green Lacewing on the Wormery (28th January 2024) |
and a queen buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) warming herself on a sunny south-facing wall ...
 |
| Photo 5: Buff-Tailed Bumblebee (Queen) - 2nd February 2024 |
Mind you, the forecast is for a period of colder weather in about a week's time.
 |
| Figure 2: BBC Weather Forecast for Hereford (6th to 16th February 2024) |
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment