Flowers are out. Eerily quiet on the bee front

i have only seen one bee so far....literally


but they were late last year also.


the only flowers here are fruit tree blossoms.

Know what you’re saying

Normally it seems, as soon as winter lifts, they’re keen to find pollen

I’m not getting the same vibe

Spooky almost

Yes and where are the hummers also?

Tons of moths this year though

i'm at 6000 feet and it's only my second spring growing food here.

i had all my plants in a greenhouse last year with flowers on them and ready to plant in may.
the bees never showed up until the native plants opened up in june.

that doesn't make me a very good resource for the question in general.

i have several hummingbirds showing up and lots of small butterflies.

if i don't see more bees in a couple of weeks i'll be concerned.

i seem to remember my peach tree buzzing last year during the blossom phase. not this year. :(

Hummingbirds in Canada?

Or hummingbird hawk moth? Not native to Canada I understand?

Excuse me if I’m not getting what you mean

Btw here’s a video of a hummingbird hawk moth I captured while on topic

Thread: Captured a hummingbird hawk moth on video today-doom break-

ETA just learnt there are hummingbirds in Canada. Should have checked first. Cool

Last Edited by Pe$ky on 05/15/2023 10:52 AM

same here

I have noticed bees move around a lot, one day they might be swarming the flower bush at your house then they move to the next house and clean out their flowers..just an observation, I usually get lots of bees and hummingbirds on my Mimosa tree.

They are all over my hummingbird feeder...which is annoying.

Can’t say about the moths?

What I can add

Is that I’ve never seen so many slow worms or lizards than this year

ALL in the garden. My kid loves them. So do our cats. That’s how she came by them/saved them (tailless)

No exaggeration. Probably seen 30 plus already

There are hummingbird hawks? :(

I love bees and hummingbirds, so I pay attention to these threads, which show up every spring for 15 years now.

I believe you. But I have been lucky in Florida and the Carolinas. Always had bees, butterflies, hummingbirds. Never used pesticides

And, last year I had a full swarm on my apple tree, about the size of a basketball, the ones around the queen, thousands in the air.

Birds and bees around us seem healthy. Birds especially so this year. Lots of babies squeaking in nest.

Yes! Last year we had an African bee infestation. They attacked and killed all of the native honey bees and bumble bees. I set up traps and collected many African bees but in the end they killed all of the other bees. Also, every year by May 1st, the fields were filled with bees of all kinds. It is the middle of May and nothing so far. I'm getting worried...

Yes! Last year we had an African bee infestation. They attacked and killed all of the native honey bees and bumble bees. I set up traps and collected many African bees but in the end they killed all of the other bees. Also, every year by May 1st, the fields were filled with bees of all kinds. It is the middle of May and nothing so far. I'm getting worried...

If you out there want to save the bees?
Plant a Chinese Elm tree!
These trees are beautiful shade trees but when they come in BLOOM hundreds of bees swarm to them! They love the Blossoms of the Chinese Elm tree, Blooms after summer?
(If you are allergy prone, don't go under the Chinese elm when it is in bloom) once the blooms are gone, it is safe for people with allergies.

Once on the page below be sure to scroll down to view a beautiful Chinese elm!

[link to blog.moonvalleynurseries.com (secure)]

The flowers blossomed very early this year, northeastern/mid Atlantic region

Kill as many African bees as you can! They kill people and horses and other animals.

If you are attacked by these bees-get to a mound of loose dirt sit near the dirt mound and start throwing loads of loose dirt into the air! The African bees hate loose dirt thrown at them! And don't stop throwing the loose dirt up
in the air until the bees are gone! THIS WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE!
Africans use this method against African bees!

those trees are invasive and shed seeds for blocks in the fall.

i have been paid lots of money by several people to take out their chinese elms.

they do provide shade for sure....but if your neighbor has one in their backyard you can guarantee that everyone around them will get trees growing in every crack for a couple blocks.

I'm in southern California. My son just told me the Chinese elms blooms here around April.
My son was born allergy prone. He was raking under a Chinese elm when it was in bloom and it really affected him badly.
We had to take him to the emergency room, the skin on his hand got infected with the blooms and the his skin peeled off! This does not happen to normal people that are susceptible to allergies!

I've had this tree for over 40's years and it's only made
2 babies in our own yard and I remove them. I don't see them all over our street.

two of my bee hives have already swarmed, sending new queens out into the wilderness

my hummingbird feeders are slowly being drained, as usual

some birds have already laid eggs in newly constructed nests, and their young have flown away

getting ready to put up another solar water fountain



[link to www.youtube.com (secure)]

We used to have june bugs under every street lamp when I was young ~30 years ago. Never see them anymore.

this is crap

What to make of that? Overall less you think?

Fear not

It’s a moth

I feel I’m tuned into what’s normal

Weather has become more windy

Different each year weather wise

Btw I saw no tadpoles for two years

This year they’re back

As poster above said. Fruit trees are blossoming. In our garden and those across the way. It’s rammed full of those. Normally a hive of activity (crappy bee pun unavoidable) atm silence is the operative word

Notable. Thread worthy

Wow

Thanks for the intel