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▲ 6 r/bees

Are the bees thirsty?

Like many places in the US, we are having a drought here in Virginia. I have a decent amount of flowers (German chamomile just TOOK OFF) and some weeds that i haven't addeessed bc there is very little grass growing, but not many flowers (yet) that have nectar, like the honeysuckle that should bloom soon. I keep seeing increased bee activity after I water the flowers. Should I put out some sugar water, or are they happy drinking the water as is until the nectar is served?

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u/Plane_Translator2008 — 3 days ago
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Is this car totaled?

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Left front quarter destroyed, airbag deployed, 40mph, rear ended a car that stopped dead in front.

So sad. I love my little pink car.

u/Plane_Translator2008 — 3 days ago
▲ 1 r/bees

We had a great conversation about wasps last week, so I'm hoping this is allowed and of interest.

Yesterday, I was looking up at an oak tree and saw this weird, semi-tranlucent orb , about 4" wide, way up in the branches. I thought it might be an egg cluster but had never seen anything like it! It looks so alien, or like something that would be in the dark part of the sea!

I posted it in "What is It" and it turns out to be a Wool Sower Gall, caused by a cynipid gall wasp! They take like 2 years to form, and inside, baby wasps are pupating! How crazy is that? Sometimes I think Mother nature is truly tripping balls. Anyway, I just wanted to share. The baby waspies are safe in their alien looking nursery, and I now know more about wasps.

u/Plane_Translator2008 — 21 days ago
▲ 3 r/Whatisthis

Edit: @RaineyKatz solved it! Wool Sower Gall! And apparently is is full of pupating wasps!

Looked up at my oak tree yesterday and there is a semi-translucent orb of some kind at the terminus of a small branch. It is about 4" across, creamy white with what look like divisions marked in very light pink with dark brown dots, leading me to think maybe an egg cluster of some kind?

u/Plane_Translator2008 — 21 days ago
▲ 13 r/Berries

This may seem like a silly question, but are mulberries tasty? Obviously, they are out of season now, or I would just go taste a few. I have seen several listings for trees, talking about their fruit, but the mulberries I remember growing up had hardly any taste at all. Are there good varieties that I just missed? They do seem to be very pretty. Thanks for your help!

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u/Plane_Translator2008 — 24 days ago