Ants on the broad beans. Lots of them, and very busy apparently doing nothing in particular, but they stayed in my mind long enough to prod me into googling and I’m glad I did. The ants themselves aren’t causing any harm to the plant, but they are there for a reason – looking for aphids. Aphids secrete honeydew which the ants can detect in minute amounts so it seems that my broad beans are about to come under attack from the aphid militia….spray hose ready…
