Hi Folks,
I have three Mimosa in my yard, soon to bloom. One is about twenty years old. Bees and Humming birds enjoy them. Beautiful trees, fast growing, but week limbed. Pruning cuts don't heal well. Wind and snow damage them, but worth it.
My Japanese Lilac is swarming with all kinds of bugs right now, including my Honey Bees. Smells so sweet.
I have Lemon Grass. Just another plant to my bees. Now,... white clover in the lawn is a big thing for my bees. I have a deal with my wife, mow the back yard one week, the front the week after. Always clover in bloom. My wife learned to love the clover.
OH! And some of her plants, and the bird bath. That's a big deal. Also a patch of milkweed, popping maybe next week.
BTW: Carpenter Bees have moved into an old wooden birdhouse on a pole just beside a hive. Circling the hole, they were fanning in the heat. Loud humming. I don't know what the inside looks like. Cells? Little pockets? I'm not poking my face in front of the hole. I'll see when they leave.
I have a lot of Chipmunks around this year. What do they taste like and best way to prepare them?
Sal