tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post4004166181797896627..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: Where are the Butterflies and Bees?Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-25887468582356352572009-08-15T04:20:00.466-04:002009-08-15T04:20:00.466-04:00Beautiful pictures!Beautiful pictures!Shakespeare's Cousinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997170106372886128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-31627672534997690902009-08-13T12:53:44.489-04:002009-08-13T12:53:44.489-04:00Hi Ruth,
Same here! My tomato plants are huge an...Hi Ruth, <br />Same here! My tomato plants are huge and there are lots of tomatoes on the branches but not even a hint of orange on any of them.<br />Same with the monarchs....I looked at 117 milkweed plants last night and found only 1 egg! I'm starting to see a few more butterflies, so maybe there's still hope. And there are plenty of bumble- and honeybees in the backyard.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-60312202893924682442009-08-12T08:32:08.269-04:002009-08-12T08:32:08.269-04:00Oh Ruth! Your blog has become so beautiful! Your p...Oh Ruth! Your blog has become so beautiful! Your posts are always so full of life and I love seeing the grass, the flowers and the animals!Esther Garvihttp://esthergarvi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-79789018524181848402009-08-12T08:02:47.727-04:002009-08-12T08:02:47.727-04:00Beautiful images! I have seen a Northern Pearly E...Beautiful images! I have seen a Northern Pearly Eye for the first time this year. I also think that the butterflies are more scarce this year...however I did see 4 different Monarchs yesterday. It was quite a sight!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-88526549299719174652009-08-12T06:24:32.298-04:002009-08-12T06:24:32.298-04:00My sister was just commenting yesterday that they&...My sister was just commenting yesterday that they'd seen only maybe one Monarch at her house this year. The bees and butterflies have been rather scarce this year, though we do have our supply of mosquitoes!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-35960074209826594342009-08-11T22:18:55.599-04:002009-08-11T22:18:55.599-04:00Your first butterfly photo is spectacular. I worr...Your first butterfly photo is spectacular. I worry about the bees, and wonder if they'll make a comeback.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-84510291109132200762009-08-11T22:15:11.508-04:002009-08-11T22:15:11.508-04:00Interesting. I wouldn't have noticed. Hopefull...Interesting. I wouldn't have noticed. Hopefully, it's a one year aberration.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-76963343877702050372009-08-11T21:05:09.785-04:002009-08-11T21:05:09.785-04:00We are having a strange summer this year too. The...We are having a strange summer this year too. There seem to be fewer butterflies or bees in my neck of the woods as well. <br /><br />I also posted a pic of a hornet nest on my blog. I thought it was a wasp nest, but somebody advised me it was a hornet nest. After googling wasp & hornet, I found out people use the names interchangeably.<br /><br />Your lawn and gardens look lovely. I Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-37204980538378310792009-08-11T18:34:08.724-04:002009-08-11T18:34:08.724-04:00I have seen lots of bumble bees in early-mid June....I have seen lots of bumble bees in early-mid June. A few monarch butterflies here and there, but the sightings have been minimal. It certainly has been a strange summer. So do we be happy with green and lush lawns and blooming flowers or do we take the birds, butterflies and the bees. Wish we could have both.cheryl dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-7922273681981622722009-08-11T16:40:04.311-04:002009-08-11T16:40:04.311-04:00HI Ruth....you seem to be having the summer that w...HI Ruth....you seem to be having the summer that we had last year. I did not have many bees or butterflies in 2008.<br /><br />This year has been average temperatures but dry and we have more than made up for the shortage last year.<br /><br />Climate change is happening I am sure. I believe the effects on wildlife will be huge over the next few decades.......<br /><br />Hope you manage to getCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-66648275535938518992009-08-11T15:10:47.592-04:002009-08-11T15:10:47.592-04:00The lack of butterflies and insects is sad.We have...The lack of butterflies and insects is sad.We have almost no butterflies,and few bees.Hopefully next year will be better.<br /> Blessings,RuthRuth's Photo Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906250839947271541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-71834274330177822752009-08-11T12:38:06.962-04:002009-08-11T12:38:06.962-04:00The rain in July broke the precipation record by a...The rain in July broke the precipation record by a lot!Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716895716085176028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-87728458691700120902009-08-11T12:21:39.894-04:002009-08-11T12:21:39.894-04:00Well, I'm not that far from you so I share you...Well, I'm not that far from you so I share your general weather. I, too, have been noticing the low numbers or even complete asence of many of the usuals. Apparently a friend in Kingsville did have some fireflies, but I never saw any here. We did finally get a few crickets chirping, but nothing like the full Greek chorus we normally have. No frogs, almost no fishflies, only a few cabbage Deborah Godinhttp://notesfromthecloudmessenger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-8115896665107757452009-08-11T11:57:47.878-04:002009-08-11T11:57:47.878-04:00Everything sure looks green and lush. Wonder if it...Everything sure looks green and lush. Wonder if it will be next year without the pollinators.<br /><br />There is no "normal" to weather and the earth is constantly changing. We too will have to change and adapt. Yet I hope not with the loss of butterflies and bees.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-75272832988462439692009-08-11T11:56:54.530-04:002009-08-11T11:56:54.530-04:00Even over in our area I had hardly seen any bees o...Even over in our area I had hardly seen any bees or butterflies and we have had the opposite of you, winter was long but it transitioned straight into the heat of summer without warning. Tons of wasps though.<br /><br />I have had to resort to hand pollinating my pumpkins. (Luckily tomatoes and beans self-pollinated.) I have been wondering if there is not some other factors at hand contributing Jaspenelle Jovianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525571345912477759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-64718568820835749072009-08-11T11:08:34.119-04:002009-08-11T11:08:34.119-04:00We have great weather here but i see at the news t...We have great weather here but i see at the news that the weather has gone crazy to other countries.antigonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17788936258263664434noreply@blogger.com