Are you seeing bees?

camprn wrote:

CapeCoddess wrote:Camp, this line from your link above was rather disturbing:

"commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, and hornworms..."

Are they talking about THE hornworm?  Is this beautiful moth where they come from???

CC

Yes CC. This is why I am so conflicted about dispatching hornworms. I on't like to kill them, but prefer to move them from my garden. Typically pitch them over the fence to the neighbor. He has no garden. If they have wasp eggs on then, I make sure those worms live to feed the next generation of wasps.

All God's critters got a place in the choir.

Love you last line.  I started singing it.  

greatgranny wrote:

camprn wrote:

CapeCoddess wrote:Camp, this line from your link above was rather disturbing:

"commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, and hornworms..."

Are they talking about THE hornworm?  Is this beautiful moth where they come from???

CC

Yes CC. This is why I am so conflicted about dispatching hornworms. I on't like to kill them, but prefer to move them from my garden. Typically pitch them over the fence to the neighbor. He has no garden. If they have wasp eggs on then, I make sure those worms live to feed the next generation of wasps.

All God's critters got a place in the choir.

Love you last line.  I started singing it.  

 

Oh, no! Now it's stuck in my brain. Love it.

Many years ago I helped a very excellent kindergarten teacher who was also a very talented musician.  He used music to calm down the students and also to have some fun.  I happened to come into the room when they were singing this song.  I asked to use his guitar and he picked up his banjo.  We started a bluegrass intro and the kids took off singing.  Talk about fun.  

Camprn, now you started something that has nothing to do with this thread. Sorry for being off topic.  

Uhuh, there's a bee in the song.  

camprn wrote:Uhuh, there's a bee in the song.  

Okay, I'm vindicated.  

Maybe it's just coincidence, but the alfalfa was cut yesterday, and this morning my garden is literally buzzing with all the bees! They went right to work on the squash and cucumbers. I couldn't be happier  

A new pollinator poster.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=359020760909407&set=np.82556186.1078398971&type=1&theater¬if_t=notify_me

Had the larger black bees this year, very few honey bees.

We had lots of different bees & wasps this year but they are really winding down now, especially since the snow the other day. 

Today this one was on the pak choi that I'm letting go to seed:

Wonder why he doesn't go home & cozy in???

CC

LOL, that bee is a she and she is making honey while the sun shines.  

Yesterday, insulation contractor found a live hornet (not bat) in my attic.

donnainzone10 wrote:Yesterday, insulation contractor found a live hornet (not bat) in my attic.

What kind of hornets? Did you know that hornets are not bees, but they are kind of cool, and they hunt in the garden.

donnainzone10 wrote:Yesterday, insulation contractor found a live hornet (not bat) in my attic.

May want someone to check things out a bit closer----
I heard a ping-ping sound in a low-lit end table lamp one night, about a month ago. Turned on the higher power and saw yellow jackets in the lamp shade.  Turned on more lights and followed one to the wall and looked up at the ceiling.  There was a little 1/4" hole where the wall and ceiling meet. I guess the house settled(7 yrs old). They came in through the outside soffit and made their way in..  More yellow jackets were pouring into the house this was at 1a.m.  Jumped right onto Google for help and learned to closed up the hole quickly with duct tape, spent the next 2 hours finding and killing 20 more throughout the house.  Husband goes to put on his pajamas and one was inside and got stung for the first time in his life.  So I spend the next hour watching him not knowing if he's allergic or not. He was fine just annoyed how much it swelled up and hurt.. Back at the hole in the wall, you could hear humming in the wall.  Got an exterminator with the poison powder stuff who took care of it pronto. He additionally sprayed the soffits around the entire house.  24 hours later the problem was solved.  Never had this experience before and its not one I want to repeat.

lm, what a nightmare! Poor hubby!

I get stung at least twice a year and my best 'cure' is to slice off a piece of onion and rub the juice onto the sting, then hold it there for about 10 minutes. Takes away any pain. My mother then ices hers after the onion since she tends to swell up without it.

CC

I get stung frequently........  

CC,  onion and ice, easy enough!  I'll remember that. 

And Camp, you being frequently stung, now there's something I hope I never need to say about myself!

Wow LM, good thing you caught that nest when you did, so not fun getting stung by hornets.

Camprn, do you get stung regularly by bees (since you have hives) or hornets?  Either way not pleasant!

I often get stung by honey bees because I am a beekeeper, but I did get stung by a yellow jacket, which is not a bee, once this season. I prefer the sting of the honeybee...

llama momma wrote:

donnainzone10 wrote:Yesterday, insulation contractor found a live hornet (not bat) in my attic.

May want someone to check things out a bit closer----
I heard a ping-ping sound in a low-lit end table lamp one night, about a month ago. Turned on the higher power and saw yellow jackets in the lamp shade.  Turned on more lights and followed one to the wall and looked up at the ceiling.  There was a little 1/4" hole where the wall and ceiling meet. I guess the house settled(7 yrs old). They came in through the outside soffit and made their way in..  More yellow jackets were pouring into the house this was at 1a.m.  Jumped right onto Google for help and learned to closed up the hole quickly with duct tape, spent the next 2 hours finding and killing 20 more throughout the house.  Husband goes to put on his pajamas and one was inside and got stung for the first time in his life.  So I spend the next hour watching him not knowing if he's allergic or not. He was fine just annoyed how much it swelled up and hurt.. Back at the hole in the wall, you could hear humming in the wall.  Got an exterminator with the poison powder stuff who took care of it pronto. He additionally sprayed the soffits around the entire house.  24 hours later the problem was solved.  Never had this experience before and its not one I want to repeat.

Was it a case of go see the doctor  and ask for something to take hubby's  pain away. "  but please leave the swelling "   

  Ha-hah- Plantoid's a naughty boy    No, he was stung in the calf muscle. 
So, maybe better luck next time??
 

yes!! we are seeing bees!!  The bees are LOVING our iceland poppies. There are about 8  bees on this one flower this am. I'm not sure WHY they loved this one so much, but they sure are pretty and so is the flower!!

How nice! Great shot too!
Thanks for sharing. I miss seeing my bees.
  

camprn wrote:How nice! Great shot too!
Thanks for sharing. I miss seeing my bees.
  

Thanks! it looks like the 8th bee flew off while I was snapping...There were more flying in and out so quickly, it was hard to "catch" them in the lens. It's been so nice here, probably close to 80 today?  would really like some rain tho, but I guess we'll limp along with this         haha!

Thanks for sharing. Great photo!