tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post2103840098325210686..comments2023-10-30T06:29:50.164-04:00Comments on ❖How My Garden Grows❖: BumblesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-60293354538907064192010-01-13T20:49:54.966-05:002010-01-13T20:49:54.966-05:00I don't know Kelly, they have been spraying fo...I don't know Kelly, they have been spraying for the past few years and I need to get soil samples tested this spring. Nothing showing up would be a miracle.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-59755754026025708132010-01-11T10:58:12.046-05:002010-01-11T10:58:12.046-05:00This is great information! I love this...and will ...This is great information! I love this...and will do it, absolutely. I wonder if it's the same for bees...? I find them quite often around here. I'll have to go to the web site and read up on it. Thank you for sharing...!Michelle @ Give a Girl a Fighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020971191511530538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-39109893628409077012010-01-11T10:39:07.808-05:002010-01-11T10:39:07.808-05:00Yuck Thomas, that is too bad. How long will the r...Yuck Thomas, that is too bad. How long will the residues last?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-63774490241036088052010-01-11T09:59:39.087-05:002010-01-11T09:59:39.087-05:00I never thought about doing this. Good to know. T...I never thought about doing this. Good to know. The previous owner of our home had orkin come every month to spray the house. I was horrified to find a bunch of death bumble bees in front of our garage. Needless to say, we put a stop to that. Now I have to worry about pesticide residue in the growing beds around my house, which I was hoping to utilize this summer for veggies.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-52773567225511577622010-01-11T09:49:59.444-05:002010-01-11T09:49:59.444-05:00I have never been stung either (as an adult). I h...I have never been stung either (as an adult). I have both catmint and salvia in my foundation plantings, but it's the clover in the lawn , hosta blooms, and the veggie garden that they seem to prefer. I believe they frequent their own 'territories' though, so it makes sense that what they like is always buzzing since they return to the same blooms over and over. They make good company in the garden, that is for sure!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-51506176075700974182010-01-11T09:15:01.555-05:002010-01-11T09:15:01.555-05:00My biggest attractors are my salvia bushes and cat...My biggest attractors are my salvia bushes and catmint. Each is covered with at least 30-40 bumbles at any given time during the warm season! They are perennial too, so that's a big bonus... they are already in bloom when the bumbles arrive in spring. In the 4 years of having the yard planted, we have hundreds of bumbles and I am happy to report that no stings have occurred! And that includes me pruning and getting right in there with them. They really are docile and a joy to have around, I find myself talking to them as they seem to hang around and listen, unlike the hummingbirds LOL! Great post Kelly, I will be on the lookout for grounded bees this spring!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.com