Comments on: Bees’ Favorite Colors are Blue and Yellow

By: Judy Young

Judy Young — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:59:23 +0000

Fern, thanks for reposting this link. It’s just what I mentioned in response to your recent Etsy post. Guess I missed it last January. I’ve learned much, just by observing the bees this past summer, and fully intend to do my share to help the little workers! Love the local honey, which is good for the local allergies!

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:04:11 +0000

I have been stung by bees 4 times in the past year and each time I was wearing a dark blue Shirt. Guess who does not wear Blue in the garden any more

By: 5 Plants You Can Use to Add Privacy To Your Balcony

5 Plants You Can Use to Add Privacy To Your Balcony — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:45:38 +0000

[...] to 5 feet tall. Put them in a 2 foot tall pot and you have a stunning flower curtain that you and bees will love. Here’s a container recipe featuring [...]

By: Eyvette

Eyvette — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:15:46 +0000

I love, love, love! this post and Yes! Yes! Yes! I intend to garden to help out our little bee friends this year.

The bee Crisis is my current topic on my blog spot page at: http://Vetysview.blogspot.com.. I have included this web page along with other informative web pages about our bees.

I am so happy that you added some tips to help the container gardener such as myself, to help woo the bee, for I’m a novice gardener and appreciate all the help I can find!

By: Suz Lipman

Suz Lipman — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:09:41 +0000

Thank you so much for this! It’s great information. Anything that brings bees, birds and butterflies to my deck garden makes me especially happy.

By: Daffodil Planter

Daffodil Planter — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:15:09 +0000

Thanks for taking us along to your class. This is so interesting!

By: meryemilymay

meryemilymay — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:21:59 +0000

hi fern thanks for the wonderfull and very interesting informationwill follow it

By: MrBrownThumb

MrBrownThumb — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:10:32 +0000

Good post Fern.

One thing I’ve learned tagging along with urban beekeepers in Chicago is that bees are very efficient. They seek out blooms that are A) in abundance and B) near the hive. That’s something those of us gardeners who plant for bees should keep in mind too.

Love the pics.

By: Mary C.

Mary C. — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:35:58 +0000

Hehehehe, I’m actually planning on putting alot of bee-attracting flowers in my parents yard (well away from the front door) and will of course play dumb when mom realizes they have more of those scary little critters around than ever before…

And I’m going to put yellow marigolds all around my tomato plants, and dill nearby in separate containers. Also going to grow my favorite autumn colored sunflowers that brought us bees like crazy last year. I have so many seed from their last harvest that I sowed a few dozen in paper cups to offer at my upcoming yardsale.

By: rebecca Sweet

rebecca Sweet — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:20:59 +0000

Honeyspots? Very cute name – thanks for teaching me something new!!