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Date: June 22, 2022 at 08:40:03
From: Awen, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Has anyone seen any pollinating insects this year? |
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Any pollinating bugs at all?
I haven't even seen the little flies and tiny bees that
normally buzz around in and out of the flowers. Even
the ant population seems reduced, none on the peonies
this year.
I've seen a grand total of two butterflies, early
spring. Haven't seen a single one since.
Flowers went through fuller more glorious bloom than
they have in the last several years, but I notice as
the number of insects drop, the number of blooms
increase.
I don't think the increased blooming is a good sign.
Beautiful though it is, it's a last dying gasp of
plants trying desperately for pollination.
Can you feel that even the plants are begging now? I
can. It hurts. The blooms are begging despair. The
plants know they might be the last, if things don't
change, and yes, they do feel, understand, and are
trying to communicate.
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Date: June 24, 2022 at 09:01:24
From: Awen, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Thank you: It sounds like... |
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Sounds like the majority of you are living in regions
still unaffected or mostly unaffected. I hope they
continue to flourish in your areas, evolve, and
repopulate other regions quickly.
Much as bugs can be a nuisance (from a personal
standpoint I'm enjoying not having ants in my house
this year) they are needed (and from a broader
perspective it worries me that I haven't yet had my
yearly ant invasion).
Even the ones that can harm humans....mosquitos are
pollinators too, and there are fewer of them as
well....
It's possible that someone else will say it, so to pre-
empt them :-):
I know honey bees are an invasive species, but our
ecology has adapted to them. Ecologies change and
we're not going to revert back to what we had, so many
species that originally filled a niche no longer exist
and the region can become dependent on the invasive
species.
Thank you to those who responded, mostly sounds
hopeful, though it does seem I'm not the only one
witnessing rather severe problems in my area.
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18083 |
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Date: June 22, 2022 at 17:02:47
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Has anyone seen any pollinating insects this year? |
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I really hope it's just a local glitch. If my neighborhood is any indication of
future world domination, I'd have to go with the geese. Past few years
they've been multiplying by the gazillions at the nearby lake. They've
become fearless & downright nasty. Their crap is everywhere and their
shrimpy, green offspring exude a galling sense of entitlement. I could
imagine them chasing the butterflies & bees away. Fuckers.
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18082 |
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Date: June 22, 2022 at 12:58:54
From: The Hierophant, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Has anyone seen any pollinating insects this year? |
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Can't speak to other areas around me, but in my immediate
community - lot and lots of bees buzzing all over flowers
- this morning I counted about 5 different bees
peacefully coexisting while gathering on the flowers in
our front yard.
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18081 |
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Date: June 22, 2022 at 12:15:23
From: Leisa W/TN, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Has anyone seen any pollinating insects this year? |
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We have tons of bees, butterflies (monarchs &
swallowtails), wasps, dragonflies & more here in West TN.
Also...we have 2 beehives that were lost over the winter.
Don't know why. BUT...before we could get into the empty
hives to inspect & maybe harvest honey they both filled
back up with feral bees. lol
Tons of clover as well & every other flower has a bee on
it. Makes it hard to walk around.
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18080 |
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Date: June 22, 2022 at 11:32:59
From: chatillon, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Has anyone seen any pollinating insects this year? |
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We have plenty here in SW Louisiana.
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18078 |
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Date: June 22, 2022 at 11:06:52
From: JTRIV, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Has anyone seen any pollinating insects this year? |
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Hi Awen,
Lots of bees and butterflies in Middle Tennessee.
Cheers
Jim
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Date: June 22, 2022 at 10:31:20
From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Has anyone seen any pollinating insects this year? |
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We have bees and butterlies here in SW Montana. The
flowers around here, like lilac bushes just bloomed, and
the dandelions been blooming since a couple weeks.
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18076 |
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Date: June 22, 2022 at 09:23:36
From: Elaine, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Has anyone seen any pollinating insects this year? |
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Our yard is full of clover right now. I don't see any bees.
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