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I wonder if that is enough bees to pollinate my garden?
That's awesome. I'm not too concerned about my local population with the mild winter along with early and abundant sightings of bees this spring. My son tells me that the hive in a nearby tree is extremely active. He watched them attack a bird that landed near the hive.
I hear that the US Postal Service is having issues dealing with the bee shipments this year. There is alot more interest in beekeeping now than there has ever been in recent history. That's good news.
I hear that the US Postal Service is having issues dealing with the bee shipments this year. There is alot more interest in beekeeping now than there has ever been in recent history. That's good news.
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I purposely plant a variation of flowers in the garden to help with polinizaton.PunkRotten wrote:Do bumble bees like particular flowers or something? I never see them. I've got 2 different hummingbirds regularly visiting my garden. One of them actually tries to chase the other one off. I am seeing a lot more bee activity since adding a lemon tree and lime tree, plus other flowers.
Different pollinators are lured by certain colored flowers. Mostly red, yellow, & orange, & purple will do the trick!! Hummingbirds prefer tubular flowers that will accomodate their beak, such as tullips; while others prefer the flat-er flowers, such as bees etc.
https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plant-pollination-process.html
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Different bees are attracted to different flowers. I have a flowering plum that is just loaded with bloom. The small wild bees and bumble bees are all over it, yet the honey bees are avoiding it. Go figure. The honey bees are all over the apple trees and dandelions. None of the bees seem attracted to the daffodils and tulips. The honey bees are working the grape hyacinths. Its fun to watch the bees.
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