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June 25, 2015 at 3:25 am #817782
PeripheralMemberI am seeing dead Bumble Bees all over the sidewalks in West Seattle. Anyone seeing the same thing? Know why?
June 25, 2015 at 3:20 pm #825250
back2wsParticipantRight after I saw your post, I came across this article in a news feed: http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/06/23/bumble-bee-dying-mountain-dew-back-rub/29193579/
June 25, 2015 at 3:44 pm #825251
anonymeParticipantThis article raises a lot of questions. Are bees suffering from mites, or lack of food – or both? Would it be beneficial to put out sugar water? Sugar doesn’t replace pollen, but would it keep them going? On the other hand, the sugar would attract a million ants, so not very practical. I need to contact UW and get more info…!
Save the bees!
June 25, 2015 at 10:14 pm #825252
JTBParticipantWe have a number of bountifully blooming fuchsia baskets and NO bumble bees to be seen in contrast to previous years although the numbers have been declining in the last three years.
June 26, 2015 at 2:53 pm #825253
JoBParticipanti still have them in my front garden..
but i planted a wide array of flowering plants for them
June 27, 2015 at 12:23 am #825254
SmittyParticipantThat’s good to know.
We had one in our back yard – on his back trying flip and fly. He was having no luck.
I dug a hole in the dirt to get him some moist. cool soil out of the sun. He got his “wings” back after about 30 minutes. In this case I think it was the excessive heat.
Will try mountain dew next time!
June 27, 2015 at 4:04 pm #825255
Talaki34ParticipantI have a mild (So far) allergy to bees, but my rain garden theme is Birds, Bees and Butterflies. Having plants that attract bees is a little intimidating. I am finding that if I move slowly, the bees and I can share common space without one of us running and screaming in terror. I like my bees and I will be planting even more bee friendly plants come the fall.
Here is some great reading:
http://www.xerces.org/bumblebees/
http://www.xerces.org/pollinators-pacific-northwest-region/
http://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/BumbleBee.GuideWestern.FINAL.pdf
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/urban-species-profile-bumble-bees/
June 27, 2015 at 5:28 pm #825256
JoBParticipantTalaki
i too am allergic to bee stings
so maybe it’s a good thing that i already move slowly
thankfully, the ground dwelling bees that colonized a corner of my garden moved on.
i still spray wasp nests
they are simply too unpredictable for me
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