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dirtdorphins

Jul 29, 2014 6:01 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Dirt
(Zone 5b)

pollenface

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rocklady

Jul 29, 2014 6:05 PM CST

Name: Jean
Hot Springs Vlg, AR, DeLand, F

Nice banner, Dirt.

Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.

"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam

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flaflwrgrl

Jul 29, 2014 6:24 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

You know I love it!

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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lovemyhouse

Jul 29, 2014 6:59 PM CST

Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi

It’s okay to not know all the answers.

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chalyse

Jul 29, 2014 8:18 PM CST

Name: Tina
Where the desert meets the sea (Zone 9b)

Nom nom

food for the little ones back in colony. Is that a bulb-type flower? I've only ever seen bees stop by our flowering trees, but might be neat to get them a flower they like! And it is such a gorgeous golden yellow!

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of old; seek what those of old sought. — Basho

Daylilies that thrive? click here!

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KyWoods

Jul 29, 2014 9:12 PM CST

Name: Renée
Northern KY

Great shot, congrats!

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dirtdorphins

Jul 29, 2014 9:31 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Dirt
(Zone 5b)

I remember that day! such a glorious spring for the bees

and a lucky shot,

@chalyse, that there is a bulb--some kind of species crocus--wonderful little early spring cheer for all in places with winter, and I don't think they would be very perennial without it. But there is such a vast variety of flowering plants to feed the bees, I'm sure you could find one or two that would be pleasing to you, a magnet for them, and closer to the ground than the trees

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chalyse

Jul 29, 2014 10:00 PM CST

Name: Tina
Where the desert meets the sea (Zone 9b)

Ahhhh crocus, I remember them from four decades in the wonderful midwest!

I did try some tulips and you are right, bulbs are not happy with sandy heat.

But, you prompted me to learn more

and found that bees are local creatures attracted and adjusted to native pollen sources (thus their visits to our tree, I guess).

I'll have to try some native fuchsia for closer to ground visits, then, in hopes that I can finally catch sight of one and have a chance to get it on film!