tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post5655446230806278106..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: A Native Pollinator Bee House Kind Of DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-235623832243669772015-11-27T12:34:39.642-05:002015-11-27T12:34:39.642-05:00Mowgli, that is awesome!
Robin,
I'm trying bu...Mowgli, that is awesome!<br /><br />Robin,<br />I'm trying bug Doug's advice first, 'cause, well, he's bug Doug.<br /><br />Doug,<br />Thanks! That will be my first trial.<br /><br />Marilyn,<br />Will do. Trying to reduce the post gaps that have crept in this year.<br />:)R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-17817596319521853612015-11-23T09:31:24.457-05:002015-11-23T09:31:24.457-05:00This winter I will plant 2 acres to pollinator hab...This winter I will plant 2 acres to pollinator habitat. Wildflower seed selected so the entire blooming season is covered. Very excited about this project. Preparation of the ground included killing off the brome that had been grown there for years, and planting a cover crop of radishes. Radishes that have grown to massive proportions - like two feet long. Hope the wildflowers do as well. The invited pollinators here will live in domesticated hives and pay me back with some fine honey, it is hoped. It's anyone's guess where the already established pollinators live, but there are ample hollow trees in the surrounding area. And thankfully, no fire ants. (And I'd like to keep it that way.) mowgli<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-72567371586946508172015-11-22T17:56:19.583-05:002015-11-22T17:56:19.583-05:00I will definitely stay tuned for this bee-utiful s...I will definitely stay tuned for this bee-utiful story! Love hearing how you will keep those pesky pests out. Good luck and keep us posted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31238957801307739352015-11-22T15:26:44.402-05:002015-11-22T15:26:44.402-05:00At the museum we have successfully used Vaseline a...At the museum we have successfully used Vaseline as an ant barrier. It's easy to control where you put it and it persists better than other barriers we have tried. Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-85846884641214916732015-11-22T13:05:58.681-05:002015-11-22T13:05:58.681-05:00I too love bees and have done surveys at a couple ...I too love bees and have done surveys at a couple of refuges and helped put together a display on the importance of our native bees as pollinators. I have posters and pollinator activities to share if you could use them.<br /><br />As to ideas: Putting the base of the pollinator hotel in the pond will certainly work but you may need Cypress to prevent rotting or put in concrete footings first. If you hang boundless from hooks under the eaves or from tree branches, you could add ant moats. I'm sure you can find the directions on Google to make them from tuna cans.Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.com