The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
yellow as they stagger around )
Janet US

"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
...


The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
yellow as they stagger around )
Janet US

==

LOL Brilliant))

On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 7:43:12 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
> yellow as they stagger around )
> Janet US

That sounds like quite a spectacle. I've never seen such a thing. In fact, I no longer see any bees on this rock. It's a very strange thing.

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 7:43:12 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
> yellow as they stagger around )
> Janet US

That sounds like quite a spectacle. I've never seen such a thing. In fact, I
no longer see any bees on this rock. It's a very strange thing.

==

Oh yes. It sounds wonderful

On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 12:43:12 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
> yellow as they stagger around )
> Janet US
>
>
Several years ago I had a bush that produced 1000's of small powder puff
looking blooms. One day I was in the backyard doing something rather
close to this bush when I heard angry buzz, buzz, buzz. I looked and there
were two bumble bees, stumbling around like you said, challenging each
other to the rights to this bush. Both were so laden with pollen on their
legs they could barely get any lift to take off and my first thought was
"there's more than enough pollen for everybody."

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:13:34 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 12:43:12 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>> yellow as they stagger around )
>> Janet US
>>
>>
>Several years ago I had a bush that produced 1000's of small powder puff
>looking blooms. One day I was in the backyard doing something rather
>close to this bush when I heard angry buzz, buzz, buzz. I looked and there
>were two bumble bees, stumbling around like you said, challenging each
>other to the rights to this bush. Both were so laden with pollen on their
>legs they could barely get any lift to take off and my first thought was
>"there's more than enough pollen for everybody."

I love it! A pollen duel I'm just happy to see bees as I was
worried earlier this season

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 19:32:12 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"dsi1" wrote in message
...
>
>On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 7:43:12 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>> yellow as they stagger around )
>> Janet US
>
>That sounds like quite a spectacle. I've never seen such a thing. In fact, I
>no longer see any bees on this rock. It's a very strange thing.
>
>==
>
>Oh yes. It sounds wonderful

I almost took pictures with my cell phone but I had a basket with
cucumbers and zucchini in one hand and I really needed to turn the
soaker hoses on and then get down to the lower garden to pick beans.
Maybe tomorrow I will plan on it. I love the whimsy of them. I know
they are working hard
Janet US

On 7/30/2018 12:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
> yellow as they stagger around )
> Janet US

Â* Is this commercially grown or in your garden ? If commercial , has it
been sprayed with Roundup ? There are differences of opinion , but my
take from the research I've read says that glyphosate is not good for
bees ... Just one of many reasons we live way out in the woods , no
commercial crops anywhere near us .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
...

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 19:32:12 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"dsi1" wrote in message
...
>
>On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 7:43:12 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>> yellow as they stagger around )
>> Janet US
>
>That sounds like quite a spectacle. I've never seen such a thing. In fact,
>I
>no longer see any bees on this rock. It's a very strange thing.
>
>==
>
>Oh yes. It sounds wonderful

I almost took pictures with my cell phone but I had a basket with
cucumbers and zucchini in one hand and I really needed to turn the
soaker hoses on and then get down to the lower garden to pick beans.
Maybe tomorrow I will plan on it. I love the whimsy of them. I know
they are working hard
Janet US

==

)

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:10:43 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 7/30/2018 12:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>> yellow as they stagger around )
>> Janet US
>
> * Is this commercially grown or in your garden ? If commercial , has it
>been sprayed with Roundup ? There are differences of opinion , but my
>take from the research I've read says that glyphosate is not good for
>bees ... Just one of many reasons we live way out in the woods , no
>commercial crops anywhere near us .

It's my corn, in my garden and no spray of any kind.

On 2018-07-30 3:13 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 12:43:12 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>> yellow as they stagger around )
>> Janet US
>>
>>
> Several years ago I had a bush that produced 1000's of small powder puff
> looking blooms. One day I was in the backyard doing something rather
> close to this bush when I heard angry buzz, buzz, buzz. I looked and there
> were two bumble bees, stumbling around like you said, challenging each
> other to the rights to this bush. Both were so laden with pollen on their
> legs they could barely get any lift to take off and my first thought was
> "there's more than enough pollen for everybody."

I keep hearing about the plight of the bee population but this year
seems to be a good one for them. I can't remember ever seeing as many
bees as we have this year. That is a good thing for pollination, and
even better for honey production.

On 7/30/2018 3:19 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:10:43 -0500, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/30/2018 12:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>>> yellow as they stagger around )
>>> Janet US
>> Â* Is this commercially grown or in your garden ? If commercial , has it
>> been sprayed with Roundup ? There are differences of opinion , but my
>> take from the research I've read says that glyphosate is not good for
>> bees ... Just one of many reasons we live way out in the woods , no
>> commercial crops anywhere near us .
> It's my corn, in my garden and no spray of any kind.

Â* Then AWESOME !! Corn puts out a metric ton of pollen , and the bees
will be needing that come time to brood up next spring .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:32:58 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 7/30/2018 3:19 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:10:43 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/30/2018 12:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>>>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>>>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>>>> yellow as they stagger around )
>>>> Janet US
>>> * Is this commercially grown or in your garden ? If commercial , has it
>>> been sprayed with Roundup ? There are differences of opinion , but my
>>> take from the research I've read says that glyphosate is not good for
>>> bees ... Just one of many reasons we live way out in the woods , no
>>> commercial crops anywhere near us .
>> It's my corn, in my garden and no spray of any kind.
>
> * Then AWESOME !! Corn puts out a metric ton of pollen , and the bees
>will be needing that come time to brood up next spring .

I've always wondered where my bees live. How far will they forage for
the hive? I know I don't currently have any bee keepers close by.
Janet US

On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 8:32:21 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>
> ==
>
> Oh yes. It sounds wonderful

Boy, you should have heard the uproar if a bee ever got into the car when the kids were small. Everyone was yelling and getting hysterical. That was awful. Of course, I wasn't afraid of no stinkin' bee. I was worried about somebody jumping out of the car though. These days, there is no problem because there are no bees.

dsi1 wrote:

> On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 7:43:12 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
> > You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
> > bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
> > yellow as they stagger around )
> > Janet US
>
> That sounds like quite a spectacle. I've never seen such a thing. In fact, I no longer see any bees on this rock. It's a very strange thing.


The nenes 'et 'em all up...

--
Best
Greg

On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 1:14:21 PM UTC-10, GM wrote:
>
>
> The nenes 'et 'em all up...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

To be honest, I don't miss those critters at all and am fine with the current situation. I still would like to see the wondrous sight of a whole shitload of bees buzzing around - just as long as it's on the mainland.

On 7/30/2018 5:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:32:58 -0500, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/30/2018 3:19 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:10:43 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 7/30/2018 12:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>>>>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>>>>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>>>>> yellow as they stagger around )
>>>>> Janet US
>>>> Â* Is this commercially grown or in your garden ? If commercial , has it
>>>> been sprayed with Roundup ? There are differences of opinion , but my
>>>> take from the research I've read says that glyphosate is not good for
>>>> bees ... Just one of many reasons we live way out in the woods , no
>>>> commercial crops anywhere near us .
>>> It's my corn, in my garden and no spray of any kind.
>> Â* Then AWESOME !! Corn puts out a metric ton of pollen , and the bees
>> will be needing that come time to brood up next spring .
> I've always wondered where my bees live. How far will they forage for
> the hive? I know I don't currently have any bee keepers close by.
> Janet US

Â* Bees will forage up to 5 miles at need , but prefer to stay within a
3 mile radius of the hives . That's about 28 square miles of whatever
they can find . Mine seem to always go the same general direction when
the spring (only) flow is on . And there's nothing out there in that
direction but miles and miles of woods .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:57:19 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 7/30/2018 5:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:32:58 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/30/2018 3:19 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:10:43 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 7/30/2018 12:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>> The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>>>>>> You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>>>>>> bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>>>>>> yellow as they stagger around )
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>> * Is this commercially grown or in your garden ? If commercial , has it
>>>>> been sprayed with Roundup ? There are differences of opinion , but my
>>>>> take from the research I've read says that glyphosate is not good for
>>>>> bees ... Just one of many reasons we live way out in the woods , no
>>>>> commercial crops anywhere near us .
>>>> It's my corn, in my garden and no spray of any kind.
>>> * Then AWESOME !! Corn puts out a metric ton of pollen , and the bees
>>> will be needing that come time to brood up next spring .
>> I've always wondered where my bees live. How far will they forage for
>> the hive? I know I don't currently have any bee keepers close by.
>> Janet US
>
> * Bees will forage up to 5 miles at need , but prefer to stay within a
>3 mile radius of the hives . That's about 28 square miles of whatever
>they can find . Mine seem to always go the same general direction when
>the spring (only) flow is on . And there's nothing out there in that
>direction but miles and miles of woods .

hmmm. At one time we had lots of mint fields, corn, wheat etc within
that radius. Well, I'm glad they found my corn.

Dave Smith wrote:
....
> I keep hearing about the plight of the bee population but this year
> seems to be a good one for them. I can't remember ever seeing as many
> bees as we have this year. That is a good thing for pollination, and
> even better for honey production.

we have plenty of honey bees around with all the hives
a beekeeper put out back, but the native bees are in
shorter supply (and bugs in general seem very lacking).


songbird

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 8:32:21 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>
> ==
>
> Oh yes. It sounds wonderful

Boy, you should have heard the uproar if a bee ever got into the car when
the kids were small. Everyone was yelling and getting hysterical. That was
awful. Of course, I wasn't afraid of no stinkin' bee. I was worried about
somebody jumping out of the car though. These days, there is no problem
because there are no bees.

==

No bees?? That is bad news

On Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 7:48:36 AM UTC-5, songbird wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
> ...
> > I keep hearing about the plight of the bee population but this year
> > seems to be a good one for them. I can't remember ever seeing as many
> > bees as we have this year. That is a good thing for pollination, and
> > even better for honey production.
>
> we have plenty of honey bees around with all the hives
> a beekeeper put out back, but the native bees are in
> shorter supply (and bugs in general seem very lacking).
>
>
> songbird

We see now the MECHANISMS of OUR OWN EXTINCTION!!

John Kuthe...

writes:
>
>The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>yellow as they stagger around )
>Janet US

they were all over my oregano flowers a couple days ago

On Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 3:28:24 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> ==
>
> No bees?? That is bad news

There's probably some bees around here. I just haven't seen them. We used to see them all the time. I thought we needed bees to pollinate the flowers. My granddaughter pulled a flower off a plant yesterday and sucked out the nectar. Maybe she can be a bee.

On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:07:43 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:

writes:
>>
>>The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>>You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>>bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>>yellow as they stagger around )
>>Janet US
>
>they were all over my oregano flowers a couple days ago

That's a big trip they made in a couple of days

Terry Coombs wrote:

> On 7/30/2018 12:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
> > You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half
> > dozen bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their
> > pantaloons of yellow as they stagger around )
> > Janet US
>
> Â* Is this commercially grown or in your garden ? If commercial , has
> it been sprayed with Roundup ? There are differences of opinion , but
> my take from the research I've read says that glyphosate is not good
> for bees ... Just one of many reasons we live way out in the woods ,
> no commercial crops anywhere near us .

My apple trees get no treatment other than egg shells crushed and
spread at the bottom to add calcium at the soil. Honeybees love my
trees. I can't technically call them 'organic' as there's all sorts of
rules on that, but it's as close as you can get with a tree in your
yard and nothing done to it ther than add eggshells...

Terry Coombs wrote:

> On 7/30/2018 3:19 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:10:43 -0500, Terry Coombs >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On 7/30/2018 12:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > > > The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees
> > > > crazy. You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at
> > > > least a half dozen bees per stalk of corn. They are all
> > > > wearing their pantaloons of yellow as they stagger around )
> > > > Janet US
> >> Â* Is this commercially grown or in your garden ? If commercial ,
> has it
> > > been sprayed with Roundup ? There are differences of opinion ,
> > > but my take from the research I've read says that glyphosate is
> > > not good for bees ... Just one of many reasons we live way out in
> > > the woods , no commercial crops anywhere near us .
> > It's my corn, in my garden and no spray of any kind.
>
> Â* Then AWESOME !! Corn puts out a metric ton of pollen , and the bees
> will be needing that come time to brood up next spring .

Grin, try what Apple trees do! I think my sidewalk is still yellow....

On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:43:03 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>
>The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>yellow as they stagger around )
>Janet US

I love that description. I always think of them as wearing loaded down
trousers too!

JB

writes:
>On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:07:43 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:
>
writes:
>>>
>>>The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>>>You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>>>bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>>>yellow as they stagger around )
>>>Janet US
>>
>>they were all over my oregano flowers a couple days ago
>
>That's a big trip they made in a couple of days

ha! I see them all over the place - those bees really get around

On Wed, 1 Aug 2018 17:36:05 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:

writes:
>>On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:07:43 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:
>>
writes:
>>>>
>>>>The corn is tasseling and all that pollen is driving the bees crazy.
>>>>You can hear the hum from 30 feet away. There's at least a half dozen
>>>>bees per stalk of corn. They are all wearing their pantaloons of
>>>>yellow as they stagger around )
>>>>Janet US
>>>
>>>they were all over my oregano flowers a couple days ago
>>
>>That's a big trip they made in a couple of days
>
>ha! I see them all over the place - those bees really get around

I usually have them all over my Greek oregano too. I've harvested the
oregano twice so there are few flowers. I did buy a new plant this
year -- Italian oregano, and I like the taste and aroma of it better
than the Greek. It also has a lower growing habit than the Greek.
Janet US

U.S Janet B wrote:
....
> I usually have them all over my Greek oregano too. I've harvested the
> oregano twice so there are few flowers. I did buy a new plant this
> year -- Italian oregano, and I like the taste and aroma of it better
> than the Greek. It also has a lower growing habit than the Greek.
> Janet US

many plants in the mint family are hugely attractive
to bees. pennyroyal is one of them. any of the thymes
are always swarmed here when they're out. we grow all
sorts of thyme for the ground cover and for the flowers
we don't actually use it in cooking but we've got
several hundred square feet of it.

because of the low growing habit of many of these
plants they do require some weeding but at least they
are nice to smell while doing that.

end of season cleanup/trimming is easy, just use the
lawnmower when it is very clean and raised up as high as
it will go.

for the very low growing thyme we have i don't have to
do any cleanup at all for that as it is ground hugging.
the bright purple flowers are a nice contrast the more
pale flowers of the higher growing thyme.

it seems many of them flower more than once too.


songbird