Nature & Wildlife Thread

[addy1]

Hang a feeder rite by a table. Sit and shoot pics

The problem is the bees like the sugar water also and they are starving right now. We are in a dearth, i.e. no nectar flow.

 

[GBBUDD]

The problem is the bees like the sugar water also and they are starving right now. We are in a dearth, i.e. no nectar flow.

plant these things sorry i don't know the name but i tell you what it is LOADED with honey bee's wasps bumble bees you name it if i collects nectar these seem to be loaded. i had to use a towel to fan the flowers to get some of the feeders out of the pic.

 

[addy1]

Allium ampeloprasum broadleaf wild leek

This is our bee highway after putting out 4 5 gallon buckets of sugar water. You can see them flying back and forth to the hives and buckets.

 

[j.w]

That's crazy @addy1 they are on the freeway to sweetness and no speed limits stopping them!

 

[GBBUDD]

That's insane i don't mind bees one bit i enjoy watching them do there work but holly bee. That's one flight path you don't want to get in the middle of or try to drive through on your bike. i can feel it now i'd look like quazimoto with all the bee stings in the face

 

[addy1]

That is a real pretty flower, it seems to be a bulb you plant.

Allium Ampeloprasum

Stunning Purple-Magenta Allium Bulbs for Sale | AmpeloprasumSpanish Alliums are something straight out of a good dream, towering a full 4' tall on strong, straight stems. Oh, and don't even get us started on the blooms themselves! Not only are they made up of dozens of tiny purple-magenta florets...

www.easytogrowbulbs.com

 

[addy1]

That's insane i don't mind bees one bit i enjoy watching them do there work but holly bee. That's one flight path you don't want to get in the middle of or try to drive through on your bike. i can feel it now i'd look like quazimoto with all the bee stings in the face

If there is a good nectar source you will see that highway. We saw it when the black locust bloomed this year. Non stop flying to the south east from us. We put is ornamental grasses in front of the hives to convince them to fly up and over them. Now I can walk in front of the hives to get to the rest of the yard.

 

[addy1]

We use around 1500 hundred pounds of sugar this time of year. I put out 200 lbs yesterday and it is already all gone. Back to costco!

 

[Lisak1]

Back to costco!

They're like "here comes that lady with the crazy sweet tooth!"

 

[addy1]

They're like "here comes that lady with the crazy sweet tooth!"

I get stared at when I haul out the sugar. I had 400 lbs on the cart, the rest will be used up tomorrow. Need to head back for more. Some do ask what the heck............the one check out lady knows me, she just says feeding time again!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

That is a real pretty flower, it seems to be a bulb you plant.

Allium Ampeloprasum

Stunning Purple-Magenta Allium Bulbs for Sale | AmpeloprasumSpanish Alliums are something straight out of a good dream, towering a full 4' tall on strong, straight stems. Oh, and don't even get us started on the blooms themselves! Not only are they made up of dozens of tiny purple-magenta florets...

www.easytogrowbulbs.com

I get loads of honey bees and native pollinators on Blue Giant Hyssop. I'm actually impressed by how much wildlife this specie attracts. A wide variety of bees, various butterflies, hummingbirds, and now the goldfinches are arriving for the seeds! It's my most active native specie, and that's saying a lot because I have 40ish native species. It's long-blooming and drought tolerant.

 

[addy1]

I have planted a lot of hyssop, it struggles to survive here, probably the competition with the weeds that are out of control.

Here is a neat write up about opossums, I am glad they choose to live here.

Opossums and Gardening: A Few Things to Know • The National Wildlife Federation Blog

The opossum is one of the most frequently encountered U.S. wildlife species, showing up in woods and swamps, plains and marshes, cities and suburbs—and in backyard gardens, where it may …

blog.nwf.org

 

[j.w]

@addy1 I never see live ones here but I know they are around somewhere other than the flat ones.

 

[addy1]

They visit our bee hives every night, eating up the dead bees. Good cleaning crew!

 

[addy1]

The twins were playing in the field today..............
The one was getting a snack when mom called for it to come, she was back near the woods, the twin had already gone to mom.........
It took just seconds for the fawn to respond and disappear.