tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post228771314166094609..comments2023-10-23T12:18:13.201-07:00Comments on Sicilian Sisters Grow Some Food: The Bees' KneesStefaneenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-49248893312745183002012-09-04T11:57:19.698-07:002012-09-04T11:57:19.698-07:00lovely photos!lovely photos!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-46434102991482935622012-09-03T08:23:16.582-07:002012-09-03T08:23:16.582-07:00kitsapFG, Groooooooaaan! I love, love,love puns.kitsapFG, Groooooooaaan! I love, love,love puns.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-28217374554178059182012-08-31T18:47:14.120-07:002012-08-31T18:47:14.120-07:00Something really wonderful about watching a bee at...Something really wonderful about watching a bee at work - loaded up with pollen. They are magical little beeings (pardon the pun!).kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-56715282497966812662012-08-30T07:42:08.519-07:002012-08-30T07:42:08.519-07:00Kristin, it's like my other favorite bee momen...Kristin, it's like my other favorite bee moment -- when they are rolling drunkenly around in squash blossoms!<br /><br />Michelle, I'm not enjoying the heat, but maybe the tomatoes are. I hope you get enough to nudge all of your heat lovers along.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-84313400555121685142012-08-29T13:40:02.822-07:002012-08-29T13:40:02.822-07:00I love the photos! I'm still waiting for the t...I love the photos! I'm still waiting for the tomatoes and peppers to start rolling in, but we're finally getting a bit of warm weather which should help nudge things along.Michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-73647006041997723112012-08-29T06:47:42.787-07:002012-08-29T06:47:42.787-07:00Those are fantastic images. I didn't realize ...Those are fantastic images. I didn't realize that sunflowers provide so much pollen and that workers are so masochistic. That one bee just couldn't get enough!Kristinhttp://westvistaurbanfarmschool.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-6038208685628047032012-08-28T19:03:18.886-07:002012-08-28T19:03:18.886-07:00CVS,you may be exactly right. I did notice some va...CVS,you may be exactly right. I did notice some variation in pollen and bee colors, but was mostly paying attention to trying to focus!<br /><br />I need to harvest, and soon. Sigh. Maybe this weekend, or whenever I can rope Jill here in. . .<br /><br />Jill, hello. Maybe they just drop it? if it's wind, it would be outside, not under. . . I have no clue. Wanna help harvest?Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-51530817918652869632012-08-28T15:15:53.360-07:002012-08-28T15:15:53.360-07:00Your ladies are LADEN!
I've noticed that a lo...Your ladies are LADEN!<br /><br />I've noticed that a lot of pollen has fallen below our new hive (I call it the purple princess palace). Is it normal for them to drop so much pollen? I don't see it on the other hive as much, but it is subject to a bit more wind.Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-65753064281184149342012-08-28T11:08:11.424-07:002012-08-28T11:08:11.424-07:00I could be wrong, but it looks to me like the bee ...I could be wrong, but it looks to me like the bee in your second photo is a Longhorn Bee, not a honey bee. We had a lot of them last year on our Rudbeckias and Sunflowers. You can tell because they carry their pollen a little differently on their legs. I love the last photo with those bright orange pollen baskets. Did you get your summer honey harvest in?Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.com