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Hi Dave and All
Bumble Bees were especially plentiful this spring on
some Royal Azaleas that are nearly done blooming for
this year. Prehaps I attracted all the bees for a
distance but the bushes were alive.
Royal Azalea ( r. schlippenbachi ) is an interesting
plant. It is the state flower of South Korea, a very
dependable bloomer here in NoVa Scotia, easy to grow
from seed and produces tons of seed but none of the
seed grow in the wild. Very well behaved. Also a hard
sell! Bees love it however as it blooms before most
other spring plants.
Enjoy the spring
Paul
--- David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
> Hi John & All, June 5, 2007
> Honey Bees were abundant in our yard on Apr 20
> when a warm afternoon
> and Crocus blooms coincided. We continued to have
> moderate numbers,
> during warm sunny weather, as long as the Crocus was
> in bloom and then
> just a few strays working Ground Ivy.
>
> I don't pretend to know much about Honey Bees,
> just what I have
> observed in a casual way, but they are drawn to well
> fertilized &
> vigorous plants. In some plots one summer, in which
> I was using
> Buckwheat as an indicator of nutrient release from
> Rockweed waste, there
> was a close correlation between plant vigor (height
> and bloom density)
> and bee activity.
>
> So absence in an orchard could mean that there
> are few bees in the
> area or alternatively it may mean that there is
> something more
> attractive elsewhere.
>
> Also, if it is too cool for flight they will not
> be active.
>
> Yours truly Dave Webster, Kentville
>
> john belbin wrote:
>
> >I have looked for honey bees on several occasions
> in my fruit trees and have
> >yet to see any. I miss the noise of the usual cloud
> of bees at this time of
> >year. However, I do note that the yellow blush
> cherry seems to have set
> >fruit, so clearly something is pollinating a few
> things. On the other side
> >of the coin we seem to have wasps and hornets
> trying to make nests
> >everywhere. Some of my neighbours have already
> called in help to get rid of
> >them in their garages, sheds etc.
> >John Belbin - Kingston
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
> >[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of
> Mike McCall
> >Sent: June 5, 2007 2:55 PM
> >To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> >Subject: [NatureNS] Honey Bees
> >
> >
> >I have not seen a single bee near my two cherry and
> three apple trees
> >this year.
> >
> >Have other observers noted this? If so, although
> Nova Scotia seems to
> >be behind the
> >rest of the country in economic terms, we seem to
> be right up front
> >when undesirable
> >events occur.
> >
> >Mike McCall
> >Hall's Harbour
> >
> >
>
>
>
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