Many Different Pollinators
This summer, we’ve had SO many bees, hornets and yellowjackets in our little part of the universe.
Every morning, flowers were absolutely covered with them. There were SO many different kinds of bees, ranging from the barely visible to the big ol’ bumblebees.
They were drawn to different types of flowers. And they were all working hard (when they weren’t taken naps), collecting pollen, ensuring seeds were rendered viable and fruit was set.
The bees were flourishing. As is our garden.
(smiles)
Ironically, I have only seen about one or two honeybees this year. If the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I had focused on only attracting them to our gardens, we and our plants would have been out of luck. The other bees saved our harvests.
Attract as many pollinators as you can. You never know who will show up!
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Encourage Another Being Today
(We didn’t take a photo of the hornet. This is a photo of a bumblebee on the zinnia plant taken last year.)
We found a hornet in our bathroom. She had likely overwintered in the walls somewhere and then had exited the wrong way, going deeper into our home instead of leaving it.
She was moving VERY slowly. We thought she was dying.
But the Dear Wonderful Hubby gently captured her and we took her outside. We released her in the rose bed, in the sun, by some greenery.
Moments later, she flew off.
A few more moments passed and we spotted her happily flying and landing around the front yard, exploring the grasses, and terrain.
She hadn’t been dying.
She had been tired.
And discouraged.
(Because she couldn’t figure out how to escape our bathroom.)
We all need encouragement and help from time to time. This is especially true now.
If that is you today, know that you CAN survive this. You CAN tackle any bad situation. You ARE loved and you make this world a much better place.
Don’t give up!
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