Bees

Friday’s warmth ended my garage gardening.

I had kept some non-Minnesota hardy trees in containers in there: peaches, cherries, plum, and Asian pears. My garage is attached to the house so it gains just enough heat for the trees to think they are a lot further south. With the zone pushing came early flowering – by the third week of March I had blooming trees in the garage. That was a first for me, and quite rewarding.

However, there are no bees in my garage (yet.) So I was out there every day with a Q-tip trying to spread the pollen from flower to flower. I am not even sure I was successful at it.

Within minutes of putting the trees outside on Friday, bees found them. Amazing. They must have told more bees because all weekend I had a mini swarm around the trees. I think I may be the only game in town and the bees know it.