Northwest Harvest recently raffled off some bees and guess who won. Yep, our garden is now the new home of a small colony of Mason Bees.
"But wait," you might be thinking, "I know bees are good for pollination, but don't they make honey. Are we set up for that?" As it turns out, Mason Bees don't make honey. I don't know enough to know why, perhaps they prefer raw sugar.
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| Have you ever seen a bee house? Apparently Mason Bees prefer lodges... Ba-dat-bad....ding |
"Okay", you might still be asking, "but I don't want to get stung." Good news again, though I can't promise you won't get stung by a bee, I can guarantee it won't be one of our bees as they don't sting.
To recap.
We got free bees that don't make honey and don't sting but are really good and pollination. Yeah! With so much to remember, perhaps someone should write a song...oh wait, Sherry's sister did just that. The song doesn't yet have a title, so feel free to post your ideas. Enjoy.
Come and see the bees
At my little bitty church
They don't bite and they don't sting,
They just buzz around while we sing
Come and see the bees
Doing all their bee type work
They won't bite and they can't sting
We got them for that pollinating thing
Little bitty bees
Messing with the flowers and the trees
Making our garden oh sooooo good
Buzz, buzz buzz, Buzz, buzz buzz
Little bitty bees
Helping make our garden green
Plants grown high when they're
By our hiiiiiiiiiiiive
Umm, hmm hmmm,
Buzz, buzz buzz
We love our bees
They really please
Better than an ocean breeze
We love our bees
