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montanajoe
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promote honey bee population??
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she normally gets carried away planting countless flowers each spring we also have about a acre we let go wild, lots of milk weed and some wild flowers
I plant a lot of Bee-friendly flowers and plants, dual-purpose, good for the Bees and tasty for people. Goose Berries, Raspberries, BlackBerries and even English Ivy ( https://phys.org/news/2013-04-honey-ivy-gardeners-foe-bees.html ).
A lot f my gardening is pulling and cutting the overflow.
Lemon Thyme is another good one, edible and a perennial, way easy to grow. Basil is always a hit with the Bees.
But then again, I didn't plant them for the bees, I planted them for myself, the Bee just help pollinate them.
We have a good sized patch of clover in one corner.
When we took over the property there were tons of rose bushes in a row that had grown wild and out of control - had been neglected and untended for about 20 years and were choked off and just a non productive mess.
We cleaned them up and heavily trimmed and pruned them back removing anything completely dead and they remnants have come back with a vengeance and put on a terrific display of blossoms and flowers but we did have to get rid of about 60% of the footprint.
We do have tulips and some perennials that border the Ivy beds.
There is a range of illumination from direct exposure to heavy shade that allows for many disparate environments and mini ecosystems.
We do plant and tend to tomatoes and eggplants and summer squash that require active tending and attention but the balance of the yard is weekly maintenance aside from spring and fall cleanup and prep.
I like to think it's a net positive and that we do our part.
Mike
Plenty of farmers fields around with clover, alfalfa, sunflowers, and a variety of grains.
We have enough gun laws, what we need is IDIOT control.
Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.
I thought getting old would take longer. :shock:
Garden Vetch (vicia) is a winner, perennial. A little hard to get started but once started it is pretty much idiot proof. Drought doesn't really affect it unless it is really drastic.
Agreed, same here.
(But) With Nectarines added as well.
Not into Harsh Chemicals all over my yard in order to eradicate "Stuff."
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
Mike
In early summer wasps, like bees, pollinate plants and flowers as they feed on nectar. ... So, wasps do serve a purpose and despite being a problem at certain times of the year, they are a beneficial insect. So in the natural world, wasps although irritating to humans, have their role to play
I even make housing for the tiny wasps.
I've read some articles and some of what they have to say is interesting. All flowers aren't Bee friendly, some even damage the Bees. https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Plants-Toxic-for-Bees.html