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Bees, bees & more bees
Many types of bees in my daughters wildflower garden. All pictures taken this last week. Her garden is about 100 ft from mine.
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Sweet bee
![Bees, bees & more bees 487006_2238141729478_1869784632_n](https://2img.net/h/sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/487006_2238141729478_1869784632_n.jpg)
Honey bee
![Bees, bees & more bees 579588_2238141049461_2029770109_n](https://2img.net/h/sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/579588_2238141049461_2029770109_n.jpg)
Plasterer bee
![Bees, bees & more bees 527182_2238141369469_1046133392_n](https://2img.net/h/sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/527182_2238141369469_1046133392_n.jpg)
Digger bee
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Minng bee
And a surprise Longhorn bees sleeping on a sunflower at night.
![Bees, bees & more bees 181842_2241522934006_710468316_n](https://2img.net/h/sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/181842_2241522934006_710468316_n.jpg)
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Sweet bee
![Bees, bees & more bees 487006_2238141729478_1869784632_n](https://2img.net/h/sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/487006_2238141729478_1869784632_n.jpg)
Honey bee
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Plasterer bee
![Bees, bees & more bees 527182_2238141369469_1046133392_n](https://2img.net/h/sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/527182_2238141369469_1046133392_n.jpg)
Digger bee
![Bees, bees & more bees 543602_2238141249466_606119621_n](https://2img.net/h/sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/543602_2238141249466_606119621_n.jpg)
Minng bee
And a surprise Longhorn bees sleeping on a sunflower at night.
![Bees, bees & more bees 181842_2241522934006_710468316_n](https://2img.net/h/sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/181842_2241522934006_710468316_n.jpg)
Lindacol- Posts : 777
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RoOsTeR-
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
wow very cool!!
thanks for sharing the pic's of the differnt types of beas
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thanks for sharing the pic's of the differnt types of beas
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FamilyGardening-
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
+1!RoOsTeR wrote:Very cool!
I like bees! Thanks for sharing
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
Awesome pics! I love bees. In fact my wife and I are stopping by an apiary in the morning on our way to the beach. It is one of the few that produce pure tupelo honey (our absolute favorite - and much different than your typical honey).
Also, My neighbor spends a great deal of effort to keep his lawn maintained with all kinds of treatments. His grass looks nice, however, I much prefer my clover yard with hints of grass. I took several years of tedious neglect to get it this way and the bees seem to appreciate it.
Also, My neighbor spends a great deal of effort to keep his lawn maintained with all kinds of treatments. His grass looks nice, however, I much prefer my clover yard with hints of grass. I took several years of tedious neglect to get it this way and the bees seem to appreciate it.
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kstephens- Posts : 12
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
One year ago there were no bees to be found around here. This year they are very abundant but many of them are much darker and not quite as many of the traditional honey bees. Wondering what has brought on this change in the bee scape.
westie- Posts : 48
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
A lot of the insects survived the mild winter and are doing well this Spring. The native pollinators included.westie wrote:One year ago there were no bees to be found around here. This year they are very abundant but many of them are much darker and not quite as many of the traditional honey bees. Wondering what has brought on this change in the bee scape.
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43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: Bees, bees & more bees
kstephens wrote:Awesome pics! I love bees. In fact my wife and I are stopping by an apiary in the morning on our way to the beach. It is one of the few that produce pure tupelo honey (our absolute favorite - and much different than your typical honey).
Also, My neighbor spends a great deal of effort to keep his lawn maintained with all kinds of treatments. His grass looks nice, however, I much prefer my clover yard with hints of grass. I took several years of tedious neglect to get it this way and the bees seem to appreciate it.![]()
I used to be a neighbor just like that, now, clover lawn with plenty of bees for me please!!!
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
I'm waiting on a friend to loan me a honey extractor... maybe next week... Oh Baby!!!
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43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
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camprn wrote:I'm waiting on a friend to loan me a honey extractor... maybe next week... Oh Baby!!!
Honey extractor? Bleh! These guys said they'd do it for free with up to date specialized equiptment.
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
I got stung by a bee on my birthday last year, I run away from them squealing like a baby. Hubby and kids always get a good laugh at me.
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Love to see bees in my garden! I leave flowers just for them.
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That sweet bee is amazingly beautiful...like a piece of jewelry! Great pics - thanks for posting them.
We have lots of bumble bees here. They are great pollinators. And when the sedum hedge flowers in the fall, all kinds of different bees congregate on them. It's like they're having a huge party. When I mow under and along the hedge, I try to be careful not to upset them.
Not so many last fall for some reason:
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Maybe I can get a better photo of the 'party' this fall.
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We have lots of bumble bees here. They are great pollinators. And when the sedum hedge flowers in the fall, all kinds of different bees congregate on them. It's like they're having a huge party. When I mow under and along the hedge, I try to be careful not to upset them.
Not so many last fall for some reason:
![Bees, bees & more bees 100_4810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f42/17/52/89/27/100_4810.jpg)
Maybe I can get a better photo of the 'party' this fall.
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CapeCoddess- Posts : 6824
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
I think it was Rooster who recently posted an article from Mother Earth news about natural pesticides ETC.
It covered a lot of territory, but one tip they gave in the article was for people with allergies (hay fever) to eat honey that grown (
) Close to where you live, it apparently decreases your symptoms.
So all you bee keepers out there be sure to share with your sneezy friends
It covered a lot of territory, but one tip they gave in the article was for people with allergies (hay fever) to eat honey that grown (
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So all you bee keepers out there be sure to share with your sneezy friends
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
Yes, I've heard that, too, GWN. The office where I work actually buys local honey for us every spring since Cape Cod is loaded with allergens. We put it in our coffee and/or tea or just eat if off a spoon at least once a day and it really seems to work.
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
Eating it raw is the best. Once you put it in tea the heat alters the the honey and destroys the enzymes, or so I hear.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
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Really...hmm...good to know. Do you think vinegar or lemon would destroy the enzymes? I like those in water w/ honey...
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CapeCoddess- Posts : 6824
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the scientist in me, trying to find out WHY that would help allergies, am thinking that perhaps exposing the body to the allergen, orally, perhaps might have some sort of desensitization role.
Otherwize why would it make a difference where the honey came from?
Otherwize why would it make a difference where the honey came from?
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GWN- Posts : 2804
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Yup, that's exactly it! It's like a vaccine, or the immunotherapy shots that some people get, say, for pet allergies. I have known about the idea for so long, I can't even remember where I first learned it: a doctor (most of my family has asthma and/or allergies), book, magazine article. But I just did a search, (the researcher in me, I guess) and found this: http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/allergies/allergy-treatments/local-honey-for-allergies2.htm which includes this:GWN wrote:the scientist in me, trying to find out WHY that would help allergies, am thinking that perhaps exposing the body to the allergen, orally, perhaps might have some sort of desensitization role.
Otherwize why would it make a difference where the honey came from?![]()
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/to_honey.html
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
Thanks nicola
that is what I was thinking.
now if only I could find some local honey, my hubby suffers big time
that is what I was thinking.
now if only I could find some local honey, my hubby suffers big time
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I'm sure our forum beekeepers would say, "start you own hive".
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Re: Bees, bees & more bees
Around here they sell local honey at farm stands, the health food store and farmers markets.
CapeCoddess- Posts : 6824
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I WILL have to get onto this, and seek out local honey.
Might take some research.
Might take some research.
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I love honey but don't really know how to use it. I will have to get some honey from our local farmers' market. If it crystalizes will it still work? We have plenty of allergies at my home. I could easily eat a spoonful of honey every day! Yum!
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