I would plant these even if I never got a single squash. My garden friends love them
I would plant these even if I never got a single squash. My garden friends love them
by bobbing_for_pickles
11 Comments
MsChrissikins
This is 110% why I dedicated an entire garden bed this year to dill, milkweed, and lavender. ❤️ I like to see my garden pals thrive too.
SAHMinvestor
It’s a bee party
TheDonkeyBomber
The spotted cucumber beetle can F right off though.
spageddy_lee
Lucky! My squash have recovered from SVB surgery and finally have lots of open female flowers just in time for the bees around here to take a break (lots of rain and fall temps here in NJ).
1010lala1010lala
Every once in a while I go out in the afternoon to pick squash flowers for dinner and am startled by the bees sleeping inside of them. The flowers close up a bit during the heat of the day so I pick the flowers and then feel the buzzing in my hand as the bees wake up. I just open up the petals and they go on their way.
Pistolkitty9791
Mine are just covered with ants, lol, but I see no other issues and getting tons of fruit, so I’m letting the ants be, they must be adding in pollination. I have zinnias and marigolds in the garden this year, so I have pollinators galore this year and I’m loving it. However, I’ve been stung twice just reaching out to touch a pretty flower and inadvertently disturbing a resting bumble.
🥰😍❤️ The squash bees were having a heyday in my mini jack pumpkin flowers, it was so cool to see.
OverallResolve
I love seeing multiple fat bees having a great time in these flowers
redguypubes
Winter Squash has taken over my entire garden and is producing one squash but as long as the bees are happy!
ohnunu_
oh my god so adorable!! ive never seen so many piled into one flower before! ive heard they like to sleep together in flowers and seeing it is just so cute
11 Comments
This is 110% why I dedicated an entire garden bed this year to dill, milkweed, and lavender. ❤️ I like to see my garden pals thrive too.
It’s a bee party
The spotted cucumber beetle can F right off though.
Lucky! My squash have recovered from SVB surgery and finally have lots of open female flowers just in time for the bees around here to take a break (lots of rain and fall temps here in NJ).
Every once in a while I go out in the afternoon to pick squash flowers for dinner and am startled by the bees sleeping inside of them. The flowers close up a bit during the heat of the day so I pick the flowers and then feel the buzzing in my hand as the bees wake up. I just open up the petals and they go on their way.
Mine are just covered with ants, lol, but I see no other issues and getting tons of fruit, so I’m letting the ants be, they must be adding in pollination. I have zinnias and marigolds in the garden this year, so I have pollinators galore this year and I’m loving it. However, I’ve been stung twice just reaching out to touch a pretty flower and inadvertently disturbing a resting bumble.
https://preview.redd.it/xvlkqx0lv0kd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9ad90ab92b417da07e388bb2c599b06c58c9c11
I noticed that too
🥰😍❤️
The squash bees were having a heyday in my mini jack pumpkin flowers, it was so cool to see.
I love seeing multiple fat bees having a great time in these flowers
Winter Squash has taken over my entire garden and is producing one squash but as long as the bees are happy!
oh my god so adorable!! ive never seen so many piled into one flower before! ive heard they like to sleep together in flowers and seeing it is just so cute