Nearing the end of summer, the Chinese/garlic chive begin to flower in my herb garden. Chives are extremely attractive to bees and have plenty of pollen in their flowers. What a joy to watch these bumblebees flit from flower to flower gathering pollen.
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| This lady is filling her pollen basket (orange mass on her leg) with pollen. |
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Hard working bumblebee feasting on the white flowers of my Chinese/garlic chives. |
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I planted this Chocolate Mint around my bee hives to deter mice from my honeybee hives. But
after black bears destroyed my hives this spring, I dug it up and
potted it. The Chocolate Mint grew so fast during this summer that I have now planted in my herb garden. This mint is another great peppermint variety with a
delightful minty chocolate flavor that reminds me of the classic
Girl Scout mint cookie. It smells heavenly!
