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(112,249 posts)along with some butterflies, including monarchs. There are also a lot of squirrels, cardinals, and a few rabbits around where I live.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)I was standing in the garden yet to be planted.
MFM008
(19,816 posts)Hurry and put in bee friendly plants....
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)Tom Kitten
(7,347 posts)Dozens of bees like this one lavender plant I planted last year. They like the sage and milkweed also, lots of monarchs and caterpillars do too. The Mexican purple sage attracts lots of hummingbirds. It's been a wet spring and the sudden hot weather is making flowers explode!
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)Honey bees are around my house EVERY day it's above 55°, year round, because something attractive to the bees is always blooming. Lots of bees.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Last edited Mon Apr 27, 2020, 04:57 PM - Edit history (1)
The varroa mite infestation seems to have run its course. The mites deform wings. The foragers bees can't fly, so no foragers, no food. They were one of the major cause of colony collapse. Feral bees which seem to have an immunity to the mites are cross breeding with hive colonies, so the defense could be spreading.
Africanized honey bees (so called killer bees) are also cross breeding with the standard varieties like Italians -- a win/win. More hardy, but a calmer disposition.