This summer, we’ve had SO many bees, hornets and yellowjackets in our little part of the universe.

Every morning, flowers were absolutely covered with them. There were SO many different kinds of bees, ranging from the barely visible to the big ol’ bumblebees.

They were drawn to different types of flowers. And they were all working hard (when they weren’t taken naps), collecting pollen, ensuring seeds were rendered viable and fruit was set.

The bees were flourishing. As is our garden.

(smiles)

Ironically, I have only seen about one or two honeybees this year. If the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I had focused on only attracting them to our gardens, we and our plants would have been out of luck. The other bees saved our harvests.

Attract as many pollinators as you can. You never know who will show up!