Two incredible occurrences today. Number one honeybees!!!! I counted five of them on this flower, I haven't seen them in years. The other is a blue sky. Haven't seen that in almost two weeks.
Not Pink Favorite
edit for my spelling
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Wow, that sure is pink.
We are dieing here! Another one??? Certainly is "where it's happening"! EVERY DAY!
I would like to stand FIRST in line for cuttings of this beauty! Thanks for sharing your pictures and success with us.
Well good googlelymooglely Kristi! You've certainly got the Midas touch. Every brug you touch grows beautifully!
That's a beauty.
Awesome color Kristi.
Okay- why isn't anyone impressed by my honeybees? LOL.... I'm more thrilled by the bees then by the flower. Poor honeybees have had a rough go the last couple of years.
Edit* at least I'm consistent with my spelling mistakes *
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Kristi, it's great that your bees are back! We had one year a while back with not many honeybees but they seem to be making a comeback here too.
I think everyone was so impressed with the flower, they forgot about the bees!
The funny part is I posted this because of the honeybees (thanks for the correct spelling)not for the flower, LOL....
Out here people are buying bees for their own needs. They put up the hives and order the bees then they have their own pollinators for the fruit trees and garden veggies. You can always find someone to take the honey from the hives. Wish we had done it this year, but I completely forgot. Another way to get bees in the spring and maybe any other time of the year, is to spray your fruit trees or veggies with "Bee Scent". Boy, in a half hour you will have tons of them. Has to be over 60 degrees though.
Kristi, I am impressed about your honey bees because I did not realize that everyone does not have them by the hundreds like we do. I can just imagine what it would be like to see them the first time in years and also your brug is beautiful.
the easiest way to attract bees is to were flip flops-----and walk thru the clover,---
Cheryl, I know exactly what you mean!!
Datdog, Your brug is gorgeous. Why don't you have any honey bees. Out here a lot of beekeepers have lost their bees to bee mites. I have quite a lot of native bees and they do a pretty good job of pollenizing. Also this spring I bought 2 straws of Mason bees, but don't know how successful that was. My oldest son is an entomologist and works with USDA in Baton Rouge, they are trying to find some Russian bees that are resistant to bee mites, but he says they have not been very successful. Donna
Gee, bee mites? Mites sure are all over. And Brugie, spray bee scent? Can you imagine if you wore that in the garden? LOL
Kell, I don't think you would want to use it as perfume, but I really does draw bees.
The mites got into bees around here too as well as some kind of moth that ruins the hives.
Kell, I don't think I want to wear eau de bee scent in the garden! I remember seeing a TV show(I think it was Believe it or Not) where a gal had a bikini made of live bees.
I can see me now! LOL. OUCH!
