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Aug 24, 2013 9:25 AM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
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homer1958 said:Havent seen a be in probably 6-7 years... Just bumblebees.


Crying That is just too sad!
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Aug 24, 2013 10:17 AM CST
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HI Drew. Hopefully they will show up again in your area.
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Aug 24, 2013 10:10 PM CST
Name: Elaine
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Rolling my eyes. Drew grows things with humungous leaves, folks. He's an Aroid nut. Maybe if you had more nectar flowers you'd see bees, Drew? Your tomatoes get pollenated, right?

If anybody in your neighborhood grows that Russian Sage, or something like Buddleia ride your bike by there and take a look in the mornings. There have to be some bees!
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Aug 25, 2013 5:56 AM CST
Name: Drew
Piedmont N.C. (Zone 7b)
dyzzypyxxy said: Rolling my eyes. Drew grows things with humungous leaves, folks. He's an Aroid nut. Maybe if you had more nectar flowers you'd see bees, Drew? Your tomatoes get pollenated, right?

If anybody in your neighborhood grows that Russian Sage, or something like Buddleia ride your bike by there and take a look in the mornings. There have to be some bees!


Both my butterfly bush and "Tree" I never see bees on. I have seen a couple of neighbors yards who have "Flowers" and have seen only bumblebees. The Tomatoes are just Bumblebees as well Elaine! ... Even my Crocosmia. it's really sad,.... I would give anything to be stung again. I will ask some people at my Gym... Maybe it is just a localized thing.
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Aug 25, 2013 6:00 AM CST
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Drew what has the weather been like in your area since you last seen bees?
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Aug 25, 2013 11:47 AM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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That truly is sad! Are there any beekeepers near you? They'd know what's going on. Here's a link to a honey producer in your area. The phone number is on the site, maybe call him? http://www.ncagr.gov/ncproduct... I just googled "local honey Piedmont NC" and got a few more possible links, too.

Is there maybe somebody growing something that is attracting all the bees? Anybody with a clover lawn or groundcover they let bloom, for instance? Or a big tree in bloom that is keeping them all there?

Certain plants are bee magnets especially in late summer/fall. In my daughter's garden in Salt Lake, (where I just spent 10 days digging perennials) nothing else had honey bees working it, even the Buddleia. They were all on the Russian Sage.
Elaine

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Aug 25, 2013 11:57 AM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
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Upright Sedum like Madrona or Neon or Autumn Joy are absolute honey bee magnets. They will attract bees when they bloom even in years when I did not see honey bees earlier in the year. Also Goldenrod is a honey bee magnet.
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Aug 25, 2013 6:48 PM CST
Name: Drew
Piedmont N.C. (Zone 7b)
Shrug!
dyzzypyxxy said:That truly is sad! Are there any beekeepers near you? They'd know what's going on. Here's a link to a honey producer in your area. The phone number is on the site, maybe call him? http://www.ncagr.gov/ncproduct... I just googled "local honey Piedmont NC" and got a few more possible links, too.

Is there maybe somebody growing something that is attracting all the bees? Anybody with a clover lawn or groundcover they let bloom, for instance? Or a big tree in bloom that is keeping them all there?

Certain plants are bee magnets especially in late summer/fall. In my daughter's garden in Salt Lake, (where I just spent 10 days digging perennials) nothing else had honey bees working it, even the Buddleia. They were all on the Russian Sage.
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Aug 30, 2013 8:05 PM CST
Name: Arlene
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Just saw this posted to my FB page and wanted to share:

http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2013...
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Aug 31, 2013 5:42 AM CST
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That is a start but doesn't go far enough in my opinion. Leaving it up to users to be careful when using the pesticide isn't going to do much to help the bees. If those growing commercial crops were concerned about not harming the pollinators they wouldn't be using the pesticides on crops that need the pollinators.
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Aug 31, 2013 6:35 AM CST
Name: Arlene
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I agree and that was my first thought too, but raising the awareness to individual users is, like you said, a start.
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Aug 31, 2013 9:01 AM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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I agree too, on both counts! I'm glad they are making people more aware. I think there are some people out there just don't consider the negative consequences of using pesticides and will think twice knowing they will harm honey bees and other beneficial pollinators.
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Aug 31, 2013 11:31 AM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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I think we need a total world-wide ban on Neonicotinoid pesticide. This tells what happened in Italy. Now the whole EU bans it. Smart leaders over there!
http://www.treehugger.com/clea...
Sometimes it seems like we as a people are still in the Dark Ages as far as informing ourselves on how to protect ourselves, our wildlife and our domestic species. Ah well, I signed a petition to ban that stuff!
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