tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935755860899789954.post1663300008362227255..comments2023-12-18T05:43:37.923-08:00Comments on Brigit Strawbridge : Nettles and Wild Garlicbrigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359515063025817090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935755860899789954.post-79837835184764251252011-03-24T04:32:15.216-07:002011-03-24T04:32:15.216-07:00Great post. Also worth noting that you need to cat...Great post. Also worth noting that you need to cater for long-tongued bumblebees. Different bumblebee species have different tongue lengths, so visit different flowers. On the whole, the most endangered bumblebees in the UK have long tongues. Plant red clover, honeysuckle, foxgloves and legumes (plants form pea and bean family), which have long corollas so the bees can literally stick their long tongues in them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935755860899789954.post-7456333667075579052011-03-21T08:06:17.877-07:002011-03-21T08:06:17.877-07:00Thank you for this. Since I'm just starting wi...Thank you for this. Since I'm just starting with off-grid Sundays, I was hoping for some ideas of things to do. Thank you for the links.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831239307195372746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935755860899789954.post-56184012083753072862011-03-19T08:31:21.479-07:002011-03-19T08:31:21.479-07:00Nettle soup for tea today!Nettle soup for tea today!Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218139085458846703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935755860899789954.post-44371790924130233092011-03-19T04:03:05.316-07:002011-03-19T04:03:05.316-07:00Thanks for these useful links Brigit, there's ...Thanks for these useful links Brigit, there's nothing like a good forage and then eating your haul to make you feel connected and thankful to nature.<br />Another really great link for foraging info is http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ with lots of information from expert forager Robin Harford as well as courses.<br />Laura<br />xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com