I have a ton of bees. They are quite the busy bees over my large lavender plant that is almost in the center of the yard by itself. I like to grab a bucket, turn it upside down near the lavender, and watch all the many types of bees that come to feast on the lavender. This is much better and more relaxing than watching fish when I had several aquariums. (I gave the aquariums up when I learned how the fishkeeping trade is destroying ecosystems. I felt very guilty.) I've been wondering the best time of day to see the most bees on the lavender, but all the daytime hours I have watched the lavender, it always has at the very minimum a dozen bees on the flowers. There are also a lot of lavender plants around my neighborhood because the city has them planted along the street where I live, and along the next street to the south of where I live. They don't have enough trees yet, but I love the flowers when I go on walks.
When I am inspecting or weeding my edibles, I always leave the area if bees are there. I want them to feel welcome to return over and over.
