No bees

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  1. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    I have still not seen a honey bee! I have seen bumblebees, and what looks like small bumblebees but nothing else. I was going to look into lending some land to a bee keeper to keep some bees here ... I have lots of flowers and the surrounding fields are full of clover. That was a great idea until I noticed the next field over was getting sprayed with something last week. And the rest of the fields to the east of me were too. Now I'm not sure I could talk anyone into keeping bees here ...
     
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    We have hundreds of honeybees. Try feeding them. Or just buy some over ripe fruit and toss it around your yard/garden.
     
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    I'm not sure I am ready to face the consequences of doing that mart. I have plenty of flowers and crops in bloom for bees and I live in bear country. Lord only knows what would happen if I threw ripe fruit around the yard!!
     

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