farmchix
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Post by farmchix on Mar 10, 2019 10:17:50 GMT -5
Is anyone planning an event for National Pollinator Week? I'm looking for ideas.....
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Post by paquebot on Mar 10, 2019 11:09:27 GMT -5
Would love to have a hive of bees but it's only been recently since bees were allowed in this city and the rules make it almost impossible. Still have a fair population of bumblebees so everything gets pollinated.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by paulf on Mar 10, 2019 12:12:47 GMT -5
I am sure we will.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Mar 10, 2019 12:30:04 GMT -5
Would love to have a hive of bees but it's only been recently since bees were allowed in this city and the rules make it almost impossible. Still have a fair population of bumblebees so everything gets pollinated. Martin The truth is more important than the facts. Careful what you wish for. I have a hard time getting rid of them. Every year I have to have a hive removed. They build up in the walls of every building around here. We've been stung so much it ain't funny. We have Bumblebees too. They don't generally bother us though.
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Post by paquebot on Mar 10, 2019 13:45:37 GMT -5
Only met one "hot" swarm in my life and that one totally hated me. That was over 70 years ago. Where I gardened a couple years ago, there were 3 hives. One was a bit "nervous" but I was just a moving obstacle to the other two. "Hot" ones will sting with no questions asked. "Nervous" ones will hit you first as a warning. No Africanized ones up here like there would be in Texas.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by brownrexx on Mar 10, 2019 17:35:45 GMT -5
Not planning any pollinator events but bees absolutely LOVE herb flowers. When my oregano is in bloom they are absolutely covered with bees and one time I counted at least 5 different kinds of bees on the flowers.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Mar 10, 2019 18:25:52 GMT -5
Those herb flowers of mine also attract lots of bees and other pollinators. The chives, sage, and oregano are the earliest, though some come later. And the alyssum patch that comes back every year attracts incredible numbers of pollinators.
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Post by paquebot on Mar 10, 2019 19:58:22 GMT -5
If anyone wishes to know how many different non-bee pollinators are around, let some onions bolt. There will be flies and wasps of all sizes and all working together. Some are almost as small as gnats but work as hard as bees.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Mar 11, 2019 10:04:31 GMT -5
Yes, they do like the green onions I have now.
When I had a big satsuma tree, you could hear the buzzing as you walked up to the tree. It would be covered in bees of all kinds from honeybees to tiny natives to great big bumbles. You could smell the tree clear across the yard, too. Citrus blooms smell fantastic, so that was a treat every spring.
I want to plant another satsuma tree this spring; this one on the south side of the house so it stands a better chance during the rare hard freezes we get. But I am waiting for the contractor to replace my siding on that side of the house before I go buy one. I don't want a newly-planted tree to get stomped on, whacked, or broken when they are working near it.
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Post by pondgardener on Mar 11, 2019 16:40:58 GMT -5
I am going to start some perennial butterfly weed from seed which hopefully will attract bees as well as butterflies and hummingbirds.
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Post by bestofour on Mar 11, 2019 19:21:25 GMT -5
We have lots of bees and other pollinators. Once a year a swarm shows up and I call a local beekeeper to come get it.
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