tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post1694055337452352800..comments2023-07-26T08:12:40.144-04:00Comments on Flatbush Gardener: Bee Watchers Needed in NYC (and a rant)Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-24541291724191717852009-06-08T00:42:37.323-04:002009-06-08T00:42:37.323-04:00Amen.
Out in the garden today, I was amazed by th...Amen.<br /><br />Out in the garden today, I was amazed by the number (and sizes, and colors) of the different bees that were out and about on my chives and salvia. (Not natives, I know... but maybe encouraging diversity is the best I can do in my little kitchen garden?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-21094055447638337902009-06-07T18:47:10.416-04:002009-06-07T18:47:10.416-04:00Hey, it was awesome spending some time with you in...Hey, it was awesome spending some time with you in Chicago - let's stay in touch! Susansusan harrishttp://www.gardenrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-60907875655599315212009-06-06T10:06:55.033-04:002009-06-06T10:06:55.033-04:00Thanks for your rant. Somehow I knew what you were...Thanks for your rant. Somehow I knew what you were saying about native/non-native bees but it had never really clicked for me so concretely before. I do have native plants and give them a plug in any talk I give, no matter what the topic. I always show <a href="http://www.hrwc.org/gr/grprog/inatvroot.jpg" rel="nofollow">this drawing</a> (sorry so small) of native plant roots as a way to explain their wonderful self-sufficiency.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-59054583921097861802009-06-05T23:25:52.813-04:002009-06-05T23:25:52.813-04:00Cheers to that! I am always encouraged when I see...Cheers to that! I am always encouraged when I see syrphid wasps, "rumblebees" (as my Chris calls them), and orchard mason bees in the garden. Honeybees are cool, but the natives need just as much attention and care as the exotic honey bee.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071261767244278953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-66003175108859304722009-06-05T15:41:40.253-04:002009-06-05T15:41:40.253-04:00Hear, Hear. Excellent rant Xris!Hear, Hear. Excellent rant Xris!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com