tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post8608589899877452775..comments2024-03-22T13:57:03.401-05:00Comments on The Peace Bee Farmer: Purple Flowers in Our LawnsRichard Underhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-44797357162974641242010-02-27T21:06:31.838-06:002010-02-27T21:06:31.838-06:00John,
You have made a curious observation. I am no...John,<br />You have made a curious observation. I am not sure, but I am guessing that if there were only a few flowers on the floor of the hive, they were brought in by foragers collecting pollen. In this case the flowers were stuck to the sticky pellets of pollen on the bees’ pollen baskets. I find bitterweed petals in my pollen traps quite frequently when I collect pollen in the summer. These are tiny composite flower parts that appear to adhere to the pollen pellets or the bees themselves.<br /><br />If there is a large volume of flowers in the hive, I would check to see if a mouse is bringing in nesting material.<br />--RichardRichard Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-55003416545728584962010-02-26T21:51:55.140-06:002010-02-26T21:51:55.140-06:00Thank you for this post! I have recently found se...Thank you for this post! I have recently found several henbit flowers in the bottom of our hives. Have you ever known bees to carry the flowers back to the hive? If so, can you shed some light on this subject for me? What is the purpose of the flowers inside the hive? Thank you- John IvySplit Creek Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11101850355922969453noreply@blogger.com