Re: WAY OT: Do you see any bees in your neighborhood?

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:51:05 -0700, mack wrote:


You've all doubtless seen and heard reports lately about the disappearance
of bees, which could be very serious in its implications to crops in the
future.

I just noticed that our side yard, which is loaded with three foot plants
of decorative rosemary, and at this time of year is usually loaded with
bees, busily pollenating, doesn't seem to have even one bee in attendance.
Not a one. and it's sort of spooky.
I can't tell whether they're late in coming this season or what.

Anybody care to relate their bee experience this year?


I/ve killed a couple of wasps, but no bees. Usually we don't get a lot of
bees around here, mostly wasps, hornets and yellow-jackets. So far, no
hornets or yellow-jackets. This is actually a good thing, 'cause with all
the cars they like to build nests in the ones in 'storage'.

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