Reply #3: Wait a little longer when the weather warms up. [View All]

[Cleita]

I have had bees coming when the weather was warm and then cold snaps have arrived. It's been a really weird winter her ranging from summer weather one week and near freezing the next week, and it hasn't stopped. I keep switching between winter clothes and summer clothes. I think this also might be not only affecting the bees but the butterflies as well. At this time of year we have Monarch butterflies gallore and this year I've hardly seen any.

Another strange thing that has happened is flocks of birds swooping in and eating all my new spring planting that I put out. I had to cover everything with bird netting. They ate all the flowers on my plum tree, so I know I won't get any plums this year. It's possible that the bees have had their source of nectar stolen from them by the hungry birds. I hope biologists look into this very carefully leaving no possibility unexplored.