…radiat A good mature plant of Camellia sasanqua ‘Dazzler’ hidden away above Orchid House Nursery. Planted in 2006 and superb today. Of course there are groggy wasps savouring the nectar…

…plant on the drive then dismembering them on the ground to get at the flowers and nectar/pollen therein. Fairly unusual but I guess one would seldom notice unless it was…

…wasp going for the nectar and stuck in the flower. Quite late for wasps still to be alive after a few hints of frost and some colder nights recently. There…

…very fine Rhododendron ‘Rose Elf’ Rhododendron ‘Rose Elf’ Jaimie now spied a green parrot eating the pollen or nectar in a Camellia x williamsii green parrot Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii…

…and a few rather damp and scarcely alive wasps are going after the nectar. Camellia sasanquas Camellia sasanquas Camellia sasanquas 2018 – CHW The sunlight through the autumn leaves of…

…decent flowers lower down the huge tree that it is. The tits have yet to attack the flowers for their nectar. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia x williamsii ‘November…

…elsewhere. Here the 3 half-eaten flowers all boast wasps and two of these are queens. What has eaten the flowers to get at the nectar? Blue tits I assume? Camellia…

…hungry bee grabbing the nectar. This plant is much darker in colour than the one which popped out 10 days ago and is now full out. Camellia sasanqua 2015 –…

…have attacked the flower for the nectar when you look closely. Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ starting a good show with…

…compare them all at once. Some years the early ones are over before the last ones start. Wasps galore on the nectar as you can see. pink sasanqua pink sasanqua…