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Bee's and Q's

One and all

Just had to share this with you all after the recent comments about the
absence of airborne pollinators. I turned on the irrigation system for
my corn this evening and after about a half an hour of watering I
noticed that one of the tassels looked almost black from a distance of
about 20 ft. It certainly was distinctive.

Upon closer examination I discovered that it was literally covered with
baby bumble bees. Based on last years results my Okra is about to hit
and the bumble bee is the primary airborne pollinator. Should be a hell
of a year. 

I kept my distance from them and grabbed my binoculars and counted at
least fifty plus before I quit counting. At this age certain species are
aggressive as hell and 50 can kill you if they attack simultaneously,
which they do. 

Apparently I flooded their nest which is literally a hole in the ground.
Most of these are what is called sexuals and probably males. Like most
males of all species, they have a shorter life span while the females
fight for dominance amongst them selves and live for years. (Gee some
days I FEEL expendable too!)

Does nature provide or what?

Daniel in Dallas

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