. . . it is National Pollinator Week.
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Aha. So are you going to do some pollinating Penny? I heard on the radio that tomato growers used to have to go round their greenhouses with little vibrating rods to pollinate the flowers – that is, until they imported bumble bees. Other kinds of bee won’t do, because they don’t vibrate like bumble bees. Hand pollinating must have been very time-consuming, but meditative too perhaps.
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Hand pollinating a few tomato plants might not be so bad and could be quite meditative,, but, a farm load of tomatoes in a greenhouse sounds daunting. I know of quite a few folks around here who have complained about how poorly their tomatoes have done these past few years and how they’ve noticed a sharp decrease in the bumblebees. I wonder, Juliet, does the vibrating help distribute the pollen? You’ve piqued my curiosity, my friend. 🙂
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Yes, some flowers it seems are designed to need a good shake for the pollen to get distributed. Isn’t nature amazing.
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Nature is, indeed, amazing, Juliet. In watching for bees, I’m also noticing other pollinators more – and still interested in the bumble bees and tomatoes.
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I caught a glimpse of a butterfly the other day. But I haven’t seen a bee in awhile. 😦
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It is troubling when we realize we aren’t seeing bees, isn’t it? I was excited this morning, though, when I find a bee on the lavender and some very small flying insects around the Bear’s Britches. These little ones pollinate, too, but, it is the bees I worry about.
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I had no idea! I have a lot of bees in my yard right now, Penny. Most of them are focused on one rosemary bush, but there must be 100 or more on it at all times. It is at least a little bit of encouragement. I’ve been celebrating even though I didn’t now it was National Pollinator Week! 🙂
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THAT is exciting to hear! You – and the bees- are celebrating every day and don’t need a National Pollinator Week to tell you. 🙂 Have a good weekend, Debra.
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That’s funny! I didn’t even know it was Nat’l Pollinator Week and I planted flowers for butterflies and for bees during the week!
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You are an instinctive pollinator, Janet. 🙂 Good for your. Keep me posted on those plants.
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