MrILoveThe Ants. Right, my is the Autumn Joy cultivar of the Sedum, narry a bee. I have been out gathering seeds of the Fireweed and another that I don't know the name of, but I am doing an investigation. Where I was gathering the seed is about 1 km from my home, across from the school that all the young children here go to. I saw Italian and Carniolan bees on this forage, (not the fireweed, it is going to seed, but the other, not sure what it is yet, but was so covered in bees). I am positive that this my girls, foraging, I have one Carniolan colony and several of the Italian. Yes, it was a beautiful sight to see. I will be identifying the enormous shrub that they were working so hard. I took some cuttings of this subshrub (I think) and will see if it will be something that I can grow on my property. I belong to a gardening forum and I will put the photo on this site soon. Have a wonderful day, best of our beautiful life. Cindi
By the way, keep the pictures coming on, you are an excellent photographer. C