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Lots of bees in my garden
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Posted by Naturalchick27 6 SE PA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 18, 11 at 6:27
| This spring and summer I have been planting lots of roses, perennials and various veggies. Is it normal to see bees? Not just one or two but several bees around my roses and vegetables.. |
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RE: Lots of bees in my garden
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| That's good. We all depend on bees for our survival. |
RE: Lots of bees in my garden
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| Ok good. I get nervous about getting stung:( |
RE: Lots of bees in my garden
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| That's a good thing to be afraid of, I agree! Bees will not sting you unless you upset or bother them. Yellow jackets AKA hornets are different, they are very easily upset by simple actions like walking near their nest. If you've ever found yourself running away from a bee that was chasing you, it was probably a hornet. The bees on your flowers are probably not hornets and therefore unlikely to sting. Bees in general can swarm an intruder or invader to their nesting territory so you should never mess (swat at) with any kind of bee, just back off or run if necessary. (Knocking wood -) I've never been stung although I go very near the flowers they are on all the time. Don't hesitate to run if you think a bee is mad at you. |
RE: Lots of bees in my garden
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| I've never been stung before either. And I've never seen so many bees together at one time. What about mosquitos? Whenever I go out to water my garden, I have to bring out fogger spray and spray myself with insect repellant. They are getting really bad compared to past years:( |
RE: Lots of bees in my garden
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| Oooh I wish I knew what to do about mosquitoes! Besides making a lot of smoke, I don't know. I don't use chems, and would need to be rich to buy enough to do anything about them here anyway. I get an about of 3 bites per minute no matter what time of day or night I go outside - 15 bites in 5 mins. I go in and out all day and refuse to spend that much time coated in stuff, which would get all over my furniture when I go inside to cool off. Tiki torches work well but refilling them and moving them around as the wind changes is a PITA. Citronella candles help if they are very smoky. I have a pretty big yard, so none of these are practical unless all you want to do is sit in 1 spot, which I don't. We eat tons of garlic, so that theory is garbage, IMO. Staying in the sun is the only thing that really works but OMG my brain starts to boil pretty fast. I usually spend about 15 mins seriously scratching when I come inside. I keep saying we should put up some bat houses but that's something that just never seems to get done. |
RE: Lots of bees in my garden
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| Congrats on the Bees. We definitely need bees for pollination. Bees are only able to sting one time, so they are very "picky" about when they are going to sting... in other words they won't sting unless threatened. I have worked next to a plant that had several bees around on it. Peacefully doing what I need to do.. and they just fly away, minding their own business. I also work at a garden center where there are always bees around. None of the workers have been stung. They just work around them or leave the area for a few minutes. Its the guest that might get stung now and then, cause they start flapping their hands and creating chaos, which frightens the bees. As already said, wasps are different. They can sting multiple times so are less picky about when they sting. Use a little more caution around them. Enjoy your creation of nature and all that it brings with it. Since I put in a flower garden in my backyard I have enjoyed bees, dragonflies, butterflies, birds, hummingbirds, etc. I love that I have provided a haven for other creatures. |
RE: Lots of bees in my garden
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| @ purpleinopp~ for mosqitos I use Off "Deep Woods" spray or else I get eaten alive by them. @ gardengal~ I have noticed the bees hiding in my sunflowers so I guess that's a good thing :) |
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