Worldwide Beekeeping
Sustainable Living => Gardening => Topic started by: Les on July 22, 2015, 07:15:24 pm
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Ken is six foot tall and these babies are dwarfing him. Some haven't even budded yet. They are right next to the hives, so the bees will be delighted when they flower. Then the birds can have at 'em! Admins can you fix photo? Thank you.
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Nice Looking Legs!
Oh! and those sunflowers! Wow! :D
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Love it! I hope you post another picture when they bloom. Here at Squirrel Manor, the squirrels decapitate the sunflower heads at cart them away!
Les, have you heard of Mexican Sunflowers? Those are a good alternative for me, since the Ninja Squirrels rule the yard. Mexican Sunflowers come in two varieties. Height is the only difference as both blooms are the same. The seeds remind me of zinnias and are as easy to germinate as zinnias. All pollinators love the blooms, including hummingbirds. The squirrels leave them alone.
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Baker, I just looked them up. Beautiful, I think they will be added to my must haves for next year. I love mixing orange with purple. I am quite sure the squirrels will have at mine too. They have already sampled the nectarines for ripeness, stinkers. I am wrapping the tree in tuille today to try and thwart them.
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Still going!
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Les I think your husband is getting shorter!
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Apis.... Don't tell him that haha!
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Wow! That is going to be gorgeous when in bloom :D Please post a pic when fully in bloom :D
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love and enjoy sunflowers! great photos les!
"Admins can you fix photo?"
all fixed..... ;)
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"Admins can you fix photo?"
all fixed..... ;)
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It is about time, Ken was forced to lay on his side for 12 days!
No was starting to wonder what had happened to you. AWOL again. non of the others can fix pictures I guess.
Welcome back Riverbee.
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lol apis! thanks, i was AWOL for a bit, and i wasn't fishin'......... :D
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Just shy of 12 feet now and some still don't have flowers. Those are my hives hiding back there. Won't the bees have a treat when they finally flower. Everyone in the neighborhood has planted sunflowers this year. Good for the bees!!
Admins please fix photos, thank you!
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Hey Les, have you planted sunflowers before?
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Jen....yes I have but never in this spot. They are right on the edge of my veggie garden. Must be all that compost they like.
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They are finally opening. Have to say for all that height they don't put out much of a flower. The other odd thing is that they do not turn their faces to follow the sun like most sunflowers do. All that matters is the bees love them.
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Looks wonderful, it's like they are watching all sides guarding so no one can sneak up behind them with a knife so they wont end up as a table center piece.
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Apis.....good one. Fortunately (or unfortunately) one snapped off in a rain storm so I can't be blamed for taking a knife to it LOL.
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Did you let Ken in the house? or did you make him stand by the sunflowers in the rain. :D Jack
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Jack, I let him inside....he needed to take out the garbage :laugh:
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................. :D :D :D
ps, great pic les!
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The end of the line for my sunflowers before the squirrels demolish them.
Admins, please rotate photo. Thank you!
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http://www.worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/index.php?topic=4530.0
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great photo les!
hmmm, you must like red?! red shirt, red hive!
(you are now right side up..........)
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Hey Les :) That is an awesome sunflower, what do you call that kind, I was told that the great big flowers like that are called "Vikings"?
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Jen, Unfortunately I threw out the package after I planted the seeds. If you would like some seeds, I would be happy to send you some. We will have lots of them to share if anyone else on here wants some.
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I would Love some of those seeds! ;D I have bought seeds named "Mammoth" thinking it the large seed head like yours, but they are not what I would call mammoth. I'll pm you
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Hey! I have milkweed seeds if you would like to plant those for the survival of our monarch's. I got 6 monarch catapillars this year! ;D
They are invasive tho...
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Jen....thanks for the milkweed offer but I have lots of it already growing around here. Actually started a small bed in the corner of my yard. I am going to harvest seed from my butterfly milkweed, it has a orange flower that the honey bees actually go nuts for. I can send you some of those too if you would like or anybody else who would like some.
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Ooooooo I love those, as long as they are drought tolerant, I'll take some of those seeds ;D My bees need all the help they can get over here in the dust bowl