Re: More weather, and other stuff

I've noticed more honey bees this spring too. Ed has been decimating the hornet & yellowjacket populations the past few years & I think that has helped. Nothing like when we kept hives on the property of course. Still I enjoy seeing them around. The tracheal mite infestation did in a lot of the wild colonies around here. I'm hoping that is done with. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] More weather, and other stuff
I have tons of bees, honey, bumble and leafcutters. I think they appreciate 
the organic wildlife habitat and the abundance of herbs, flowers and such.
I haven't seen any decline and would be very sad to see it.

On 5/4/07, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:


I seem to have a lot of honeybees in my yard, and I surely do hope they
stay
there.  The ones around here live mostly in hives of their own design.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] More weather, and other stuff


> Glad to hear that some are doing well...we are having enough trouble
with
> food without losing a major pollinator.  We used to have a number in my
> neighborhood but for the past couple of years, I've only seen yellow
> jackets and sweat bees.
>
> Bonnie Zone 7/7 ETN
> Remember:  The River Raisin, The Alamo, The Maine, Pearl Harbor, 9/11
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Date: 5/4/2007 4:45:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] More weather, and other stuff
>>
>> Honeybees kept in artificial--that is, man made--hives have been
>> victims of various fungi, predators, and whatever, off and on since
>> whoever brought them here from Europe originally. Asked to guess, I
>> would venture that feral bees have a much greater chance of survival,
>> if only because the invasive little critters live in hives of their >> own 
>> design and choosing once they escape the wicker baskets and wooden
>> boxes of husbandry.
>>
>> On May 4, 2007, at 3:38 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
>>
>> > They are honeybees. I have heard about the colony collapse disorder
>> > (they are suspecting a particular fungus now), but these bees appear
to
>> > be pretty active. Haven't seen any dead ones yet.
>> >
>> > Cyndi
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] >> > On 
>> > Behalf Of Bonnie Holmes
>> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 11:51 AM
>> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] More weather, and other stuff
>> >
>> > I'm surprised about the bees...are you sure they are bees and not
>> > yellow
>> > jackets?  Bees have been dying in the US...many beekeepers have lost
>> > most of their hives and no one knows the answer...referred to as the
>> > AIDS of bees...they just disappear...no dead remains to help ID the
>> > cause.  Maybe they have all migrated to your state?
>> >
>> > Bonnie Zone 7/7 ETN
>> > Remember: The River Raisin, The Alamo, The Maine, Pearl Harbor, >> > 9/11 
>> >
>> >
>> >> [Original Message]
>> >> From: Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT >> >> <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> 
>> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >> Date: 5/4/2007 2:20:13 PM
>> >> Subject: [CHAT] More weather, and other stuff
>> >>
>> >> I guess we are back to Dirt Days - the forecast is calling for >> >> winds 
>> >> greater than 50mph today. It has been building up for a couple days
>> >> now, I drove through the dirt clouds last night going home. I'm
trying
>> >
>> >> to decide which is hardest on my spring garden - the howling winds
or
>> >> the 90F unseasonable temps we had last weekend. What a choice! At
>> >> least with the high temps I could enjoy being outside even if the
>> >> garden was cooking.
>> >> When it was hot I was noticing all the bees. My spanish lavender >> >> was 
>> >> covered with them, I think every blossom had a bee on it, hundreds
and
>> >
>> >> hundreds of them. Many more than I usually see. I don't know if we
>> >> have more bees than usual or if I have more food for them than
>> > anywhere else.
>> >>
>> >> On the plus side, I am now able to sit on the ground to weed, I
still
>> >> need my chair to help me get up again, but I can see normal >> >> movement 
>> >> will be possible before too long. Woohoo! I won't be riding for a
>> >> while because we have some weekend commitments coming up, but I
>> >> suppose that gives everything a chance to heal up really well >> >> before 
I
>> > get on again.
>> >> There's still ground squirrels in the garden, and way too many
>> > rabbits.
>> >> There is a small patch of grass out by the horse corrals, maybe 4
feet
>> >
>> >> square, it's where we toss the hose after filling horse troughs so
it
>> >> gets water splashed. I went out to feed the other night and there
were
>> >
>> >> 5 rabbits munching away. They didn't even move till I got very
close.
>> >> Grrrr, I told husband he had better start taking the pellet gun >> >> with 
>> >> him. If they stopped with the grass all would be well but they are
>> >> going after my pea plants (of course) and soon they'll notice the
>> >> lettuce. I wish I could see them getting in, I keep plugging holes
in
>> >> the fence but they are amazing at finding new ones.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Cyndi
>> >>
>> >>
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>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
>> Hardiness Zone 10
>> Heat Zone 10
>> Sunset Zone 25
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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