tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517892305917115037.post7160264966978619083..comments2023-09-19T10:03:27.883-06:00Comments on New City of Friends: I miss getting stungDayamatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125167790936883271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517892305917115037.post-80532327915406152272010-07-17T09:38:47.199-06:002010-07-17T09:38:47.199-06:00I've heard that in the U.S. organic honeybees ...I've heard that in the U.S. organic honeybees are not experiencing this problem. Honeybees are not native to the USA & have been imported as more efficient pollinators. But that means they may also be more vulnerable.<br /><br />The wide use of honeybees resulted in a great decrease in the number of natural pollinators. Hopefully they will increase in numbers now.<br /><br />We have flowers and basil which attract a lot of bees (and butterflies). So they are certainly still around in our environment on the other side of the country from you (Maryland).Bill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517892305917115037.post-41985119193609836122010-07-15T18:44:33.256-06:002010-07-15T18:44:33.256-06:00what's an SMS?
Bees are seen here in Idaho. A...what's an SMS?<br /><br />Bees are seen here in Idaho. At the Sat. street market we can buy local Idaho honey from Emmet. Tastes nice. I wonder sometimes if the bees are using nectar from pesticided Emmet fruit trees, but don't linger on that horrible thought. Meanwhile, in my garden this year I saw the bees had finally discovered the papaverum, somniferum flowers, where they frantically climb deep into the fringed and fluffy ones looking for pollen. As for the single flowers, they go for the red color ones. The other color they favor is light pink ("double" fluffy). The single petaled purple ones are ignored. <br />Makes me wonder if they are making stoney honey back at the hive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com