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Post by mcool61 on Jun 9, 2021 17:15:26 GMT -5
Driving down the road on the tractor heading to do some mowing I was admiring the clover growing along the road. Then I realized, no bees. I know when I was a kid there were always bees in the flowers, weeds, & clover growing along the roads. Not a good sign.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 9, 2021 17:40:38 GMT -5
No toads nor tree frogs to be seen this spring. In previous years, a spell of continuous rainy days would have tree frogs hanging on our patio door. And there’s always a big fat toad in the veggie garden. None yet.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jun 9, 2021 18:20:56 GMT -5
I've noticed very few bees this season, including on my chives and sage blossoms, which are usually covered with them.
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Post by mcool61 on Jun 9, 2021 22:09:48 GMT -5
I hope this isn't indicating accelerating decline.
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 9, 2021 22:52:28 GMT -5
I haven't seen bees here, either. And hummers are few and sporadic.  |
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Post by ahntjudy on Jun 10, 2021 5:19:16 GMT -5
Bees are here...All kinds...
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jun 10, 2021 9:47:27 GMT -5
Good to hear, ahntjudy! I'm hoping that it has something to do with that cold May I had, and that they will come around, even if a little late. |
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Post by breezygardener on Jun 10, 2021 15:25:38 GMT -5
I've only seen Carpenter bees & a few Bumblebees, but zero Honeybees so far.
Toads & Grey tree frogs we have aplenty, & once again I am playing caretaker to the same mud puddle as last year, this time full of toad tadpoles instead of last year's Grey tree frogs. And this time we have a new visitor, a young Green frog, who pops his head up every morning when I go out to add more water. A ritual that will continue until the first heavy frost/hard freeze.
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Post by davidjp on Jun 10, 2021 17:24:40 GMT -5
Seem to be a few here, its the start of what local beekeepers call the Himalayan flow now (introduced blackberries to you and me). mostly native bumbleebee's and a few non native honeybees  Honeybee on a Himalayan blackberry king bud  Native bumbleebee |
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Post by mcool61 on Jun 10, 2021 19:01:42 GMT -5
I've got plenty of tree frogs but few bees & butterflies. Lots of humming birds too.
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Post by claude on Jun 14, 2021 7:23:38 GMT -5
Knock on wood...have been seeing bumblebees...on the sage that bloomed, the milkweed that self seeded where I dont want it and lilac and baptimsa and columbine blooms...also scared the geeze out of myself when I found a snake under the cardboard mulch that moved with the wind...
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Post by mcool61 on Jun 14, 2021 19:19:53 GMT -5
 Lol I'm not much on snakes either. Once upon a time I lived in a trailer with a door on the outside to the water heater closet. I kept hearing funny sounds so was looking in there trying to figure out what was going on. Saw what I thought was some old wire under it. Then it moved. It was some sort of snake. I went in the garage to look for something to fish it out of there with but I didn't see anything but the wasp & hornet spray that shoots 20 feet. I thought that should do it. Got down level so I could get a good shot & sprayed a healthy dose. Snake came shooting out right at my face. I jumped back, nearly fainted. Almost peed a little.
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Post by claude on Jun 15, 2021 7:06:33 GMT -5
Great early morning laugh! I kno just what you mean. I don’t have a fear of snakes at all. they fascinate me really. But they do STARTLE me. .
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Post by boots on Jun 18, 2021 0:02:43 GMT -5
I have yet to see a bee this year too.. unfortunately though, LOTS, and LOTS of wasps.
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 19, 2021 4:51:58 GMT -5
I have seen a few honey bees and giant bumble bees, and lots of wasps.
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