With the warm temps in between the arctic fronts, bees come. I have to keep them away from the hummingbird feeder...that is quite a problem. I've found that shade is best for that feeder. I put a lid out with a rock on it and put small amounts of hummingbird nectar in it for the bees, but don't know if that's okay...it's 1:4 mixture of sugar to water. They're sucking that stuff up fast! Is this wise? Also what pieces of fruit I can spare I put out. Do they like jelly? I should say, the arctic freezes have zapped all my blooms, except for rue, and they don't like it.
