I love the May garden. Everything is so lush and and green.
Garden in May
May 10, 2016 by solarbeez
Posted in Bee to Flower relationship, Bee Video, Bee-loving flowers, Macro bee video, Music video, Natural Beekeeping, Raised beds, Tower of Jewels, Videos | Tagged bee-loving flowers, Bees on echium, bees on Oregon Coast, bees pollinating turnip flowers, bombus melanopygus, Bombus vosnesenskii, echium pininana, Flor Braier, Foxgloves, Greenworks garden cultivator, Lobelia fistulosa, natural beekeeping, organic gardening, Pony Feelings, Wild pollinators, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee | 13 Comments
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Your garden really and truly is a beautiful sight. Dripping with envy here. 😉
Thanks, Esther. It might be a different story in August when we realize we’ve over planted and don’t have enough water for everything without running the well dry. 😁
We had a good rain here last night … not to worry.
Just curious, are you growing the buckwheat as cover crop or as a grain crop or other reasons?
We buried our kitchen ‘garbage’ in this bed during the winter. With all the rain, the soil became ‘clunky.’ The buckwheat was planted as a cover crop to break up the soil. An added benefit is it will bloom early so the bees can appreciate the pollen. We will spade it up in time to plant a winter garden, probably in July. Maybe we’ll plant more turnips which can flower in late winter next year, (for the bees.) Thanks for asking.
You always choose such good music Pat. The garden is looking great and tidy, it reminds me I better start weeding 🙂 That’s little tiller looks good, a great help I bet.
Haha, I don’t have the property you have. While I plant 5 squash hills, you’re probably planting 500 hills. I have a feeling weeding takes on a whole new meaning for you.
That music was good alright…so good I can’t use it legally. Apparently “ND” means you can’t use it on a video without the permission from the author. I’m trying to get permission, but in the meantime, I like the lively piece from local musician Steve Montana, “Cluck, Old Hen.”
Love your bumble bees! You have got a lot of land for vegetables, that is a lot of work. I have lots of Echium seedlings now and so have my friends who also germinated some of the seeds. I was so surprised at how many came up when I could not see the seed. I hope I will have some plants like yours next year 🙂 Amelia
I’m so happy you were able to get those seeds to germinate. Plus your friends are growing some too. When they decide to bloom, you’ll soon be finding them growing in some surprising places. 🙂 I keep finding more from the one plant that bloomed (and died) in 2013. The bees will love ’em. 🙂
Astoundingly beautiful garden, so creatively planted and lovingly tended. Loved the video and music as well, the foxglove looks amazing!
Thanks, Vikki. Yes, the garden is coming along. Still there is more to go in and just about the time you think you’ve caught up, you’ve got to start the winter garden. It’s fun though, trying to keep up, and meet the challenges along the way. That’s my form of creativity since I’m not an artist like yourself.
I am getting great inspiration from your blog, and especially about growing flowers/plants for the bees. My garden this year I have allocated for the bees too, we were away till mid May, and will be gone again end September so I am not growing many vegetables, so I have declared this year my garden as the garden for bees. Thanks for all the inspiration!
I love the pictures I just got home . I will also want your input thanks 😊