What does your pond look like ... Today?

[addy1]

Playing with my macro lens........just love my lilies

 

[addy1]

The bees love the pond water, as long as they have a place to land on.

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Lots of lilies blooming -




This is the first time I've done impatiens in the small waterfall - I really like it!

Does anyone else get this level of 'stink eye' when you tell the fish "No, you've had enough to eat. I will not feed you again!"

 

[j.w]

@BKHpondcritters Beautiful lilies and piggy fish

 

[BKHpondcritters]

@BKHpondcritters Beautiful lilies and piggy fish

Thanks! That particular fish is also lazy! When I'm tossing in food, he swims over & opens his mouth like he wants me to toss the kibble straight in (like some crazy pond version of 'Bozo Buckets'! lol) rather than have to actually swim around & eat it himself.

 

[j.w]

@BKHpondcritters and you prolly enable him

 

[BKHpondcritters]

@BKHpondcritters and you prolly enable him

Guilty as charged.

 

[Mayank]

Our front pond

 

[Troutredds]

amazing selection of fish! looks like an insanely healthy well balanced pond! did you install it yourself, or get it installed?

Thank you, @TheFishGuy. Installation was a group effort of friends in 2013.

This is a March photo during the build. If you look closely, you’ll see the Japanese maple we built the pond around.
Quite different from 2020, eh?

 

[Mayank]

Thank you, @TheFishGuy. Installation was a group effort of friends in 2013. View attachment 132000
This is a March photo during the build. If you look closely, you’ll see the Japanese maple we built the pond around.
Quite different from 2020, eh?

Almost didn't see the maple

Our patio pond today. Also our first lotus bud! And we don't remember what kind it was so we'll be surprised.

 

[addy1]

Lotus blooming great!

 

[TheFishGuy]

Thank you, @TheFishGuy. Installation was a group effort of friends in 2013. View attachment 132000
This is a March photo during the build. If you look closely, you’ll see the Japanese maple we built the pond around.
Quite different from 2020, eh?

holy cow! I am beyond impressed that you installed it!

 

[addy1]

The bees are inhaling water , when it is this hot they use it to help cool the hive, like a evaporation cooler. Also use the water to process honey and to feed the brood.

 

[rubyduby]

The bees are inhaling water , when it is this hot they use it to help cool the hive, like a evaporation cooler. Also use the water to process honey and to feed the brood.

Well that explains why I can’t get close to my bird bath...there are always swarms of bees on it...I add water with the hose but from a distance. 98 degrees here and still rising. Brutal!

 

[addy1]

Well that explains why I can’t get close to my bird bath...there are always swarms of bees on it...I add water with the hose but from a distance. 98 degrees here and still rising. Brutal!

I work right next to them in the pond, they won't bother you. Just stay out of their flight path, to and from the hive and water. I am adding water and pulling some of the excess plant growth.