How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips
Bees are sometimes regarded as a menace in the backyard. They can buzz around you becoming annoying or possibly even sting you if you get them mad. The truth is that bees are very important to the productivity of your vegetable garden. Bees are the number one pollinator in the U.S. You can work like crazy on the care of your precious vegetable plants, but if bees do not visit some of the blooms, your vegetable garden could be in trouble. … [Read more...]
Yesterday I posted about the decline in bee populations, so I thought it would be a good idea to discuss one easy task you can do in case you are not getting many bees visiting your garden.You will know real quick if bees are not coming around. Ever noticed a little tiny cucumber behind a flower on your cucumber vine, just to look again a couple days later and the little fruit has withered and died? This is from a lack in pollination, and … [Read more...]
The bee has long been a friend to the vegetable gardener because of its pollinating abilities. The last several years have seen dramatic declines in bee populations - dropping almost 30% from September 2008 to April 2009 in the U.S. alone. This rapid decline in bee population was first noticed around 2006, when it began to be referred to as Bee Colony Collapse Disorder (BCCD). Bee populations continue to decline still today.Although … [Read more...]
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