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Save the Bees

wilma — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:43:13 GMT

IMO these info graphics say it all.

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kittykatkay — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:46:25 GMT

My niece and her husband have a bee farm on the side and sell honey to local vendors in their community and also outside. And, of course, I get free honey. I love BEES!!!

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kitty60 — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:50:25 GMT

Funny, looking at the list of plants, never thought of single vs double flowers. This spring I was surprised when working in my beds at the honey bees in my holly bushes! Perhaps I have never worked in them while the holly had their small white flowers.

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millieshops — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 16:27:33 GMT

@kittykatkayWell, I can't say I love the bees - but I do love what they do for us humans and as long as they stick to their job, I'm happy to have them survive and thrive.

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kittykatkay — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 16:48:47 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@kittykatkayWell, I can't say I love the bees - but I do love what they do for us humans and as long as they stick to their job, I'm happy to have them survive and thrive.

@millieshops...lol, you know you love bees, HA HA. Have a beautiful rest of your days, sweetie.

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MoonieBaby — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:48:34 GMT

I've been afraid of THE DEATH OF THE POLLINATOR for at least a decade.

CHEMICALS have caused fungal infections and modern living and dependency on said chemicals for lawn care, factory farming, etc...... have killed the pollinators.

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candys mine — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:37:05 GMT

I have observd they like... Mondara which I found out is also called "Bee Balm" so there you go. Corn flower especially the blue ones. and Garlic Chive. That one is really pretty too. long flat chive like leaves and a stalk of little white flowers. (not like the regular chive pom pom.) the bees LOVE 'em!

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SandySparkles — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:46:23 GMT

@wilma Thank you for this informative post! I have been stung several times over the years, so I have never warmed up to them, but now have a newfound respect for them. The first two pictures are what prompted me to reevaluate my thinking. Very profound.😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

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happycat — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:07:18 GMT

I saw my first bumble bee of the season earlier today! Made my day.

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shoekitty — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 23:51:57 GMT

I love my bees. I notice their are fewer each year. They love my pond, my husband and I rescue at least 3 bees a week in the pond. We get them with te net quick, and put them in the plants by pond. Geesh, one bee we had to rescue twice. How do I know it was him? He has a tiny notch out of the larger wing on right side.

they love my lavender, cat mint and flowers

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Sushismom — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:03:52 GMT

I used to live in a house where bees kept a nest in one of the bushes by our back gate. I would use that gate, too, and was never stung. But whenever a bee flew at me, I never brushed it away; I would simply duck. And a friend's tree attracted bees once a year for a few days. Still, they never stung anyone who didn't mess with them.

The last time I was stung was when I was about 8 years old and that was by a yellowjacket. Now wasps are MEAN.

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ScarletDove — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:20:12 GMT

Great post @wilma Have always had pollionators and every year plant more in the yard! The bees have been loving the flowering azaleas.

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just bee — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 01:59:29 GMT

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ScarletDove — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:15:01 GMT

@just bee wrote:

@just bee What a gorgeous creature and what an amazing photograph!

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goldensrbest — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:17:44 GMT

I do love the bees, this year i put down clover, in bare spots they love it ,first year i have seen any honey bees,and the bumble bees love the walkers low catmint.

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lovesrecess — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 22:31:53 GMT

I had terrible allergies until I started using local honey before allergy season. Such a huge improvement. I have never even heard of fake honey...why would anyone make that..or even want it? Horrified. Love the honeybees!

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lovesrecess — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 22:32:54 GMT

Glad to see Roundup was on the list to avoid. I can’t believe that poison is still on the shelves...it kills people, not just bees!

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Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 01:34:52 GMT

Bees are extremely important, but I'm also worried about the Monarch butterflies.

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ROMARY — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 02:16:27 GMT

Years and years and years ago, we used to have many bees buzzing around.

When I was much younger, I'd sit on a beach chair the lawn, reading in the sunshine, and bees were a-buzzing all around me. Very happily feeding on flowers.

Now, in the past many years, one or two bees at the very most.

'Gee', I really don't know what we're going to do without bees. Another 'epidemic' of sorts.........less bees, less produce. Less flowers.