Rosemary and bees

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  1. marlingardener

    marlingardener Happy

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    Our prostrate rosemary by the patio is in full bloom, and the bees dearly love it.
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    More, more--gimme more! ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden )
    When we walk by the bush, it fairly hums with activity.

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    Bees love rosemary ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden )
    Wonder what our next batch of honey will taste like?
     
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  3. oubee

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    You will receive either spiced honey or honey-dipped rosemary .... Either way, you are the winner. Yay! :D
     
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    I have a Tuscan Blue Rosemary... no sign of blooms... yet.
    Hmmm.... rosemary honey....
     
  5. marlingardener

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    Cheryl, Tuscan Blue is my very favorite rosemary--so fragrant, so reliable. The prostrate rosemary has never bloomed this well before. I don't know if it's maturity (four years) or the recent rains, or just dumb luck, but I'm grateful and so are the bees!
     



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    All our bees have disappeared as we're having torrential rain now. It's so good to know that you have plenty still around where you are.
     
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    Eileen, we have over 100,000 bees, but they live in our hives. I don't know how many are out there in the "wild," but our ladies don't stray far from home.
     
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    Lovely, this is the first time seeing rosemary flowers even though I have a couple of rosemary plants growing.
     
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    It is great to see the bees on your rosemary. Boy, oh boy--it is going to be a long time before my rosemary blooms...I can only dream of that.

    It was good to see your piccies. I wonder how much pollen it would take in your honey for it to be taste-able.
     
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    Great photos Kildale. Now I'm anxious for mine to start blooming.
     

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