CAPE Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 @nw baltimore wx Here is one located on the deck skirting on the front of my house- it's a hot spot. All those bees captured since that initial hot spell in April. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 5/4/2024 at 5:07 PM, CAPE said: @nw baltimore wx Here is one located on the deck skirting on the front of my house- it's a hot spot. All those bees captured since that initial hot spell in April. Looks great! Going to build some for my yard too. Did you angle the holes upward into into the mail channel, or were they drilled straight in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 8 hours ago, toolsheds said: Looks great! Going to build some for my yard too. Did you angle the holes upward into into the mail channel, or were they drilled straight in? Drilled on an upward angle. The idea is once the bee gets in, it only sees light at the bottom and goes there thinking its the way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, CAPE said: Drilled on an upward angle. The idea is once the bee gets in, it only sees light at the bottom and goes there thinking its the way out. thx! makes sense and wanted to confirm that it indeed was the right way to build them. Will let you know when I start catching some. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 20 minutes ago, toolsheds said: thx! makes sense and wanted to confirm that it indeed was the right way to build them. Will let you know when I start catching some. The holes they bore are 3/8 to 1/2 inch diameter. Most traps the holes are drilled to half inch. Good luck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 4/26/2024 at 9:20 AM, BlizzardNole said: I want to add both to my garden this year. My mom had some last year and her garden looked like one of those butterfly exhibits! Yes, literally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTy Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Yes, literally!Today's contribution! Things are getting a late start this year due to the crap weather. Sent from my Pixel 8 Pro using Tapatalk 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 5/17/2024 at 3:14 PM, IronTy said: Today's contribution! Things are getting a late start this year due to the crap weather. Sent from my Pixel 8 Pro using Tapatalk That's an amazing photo...and props to you, for going "against the grain," and using a P8 Pro!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 My wife is doing yeoman's work keeping the pansies alive on the front stoop, which gets full/blasting southern exposure sun from about 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. This collage of pics, however, was taken between last weekend and this weekend during our "less than sunny" weather... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Pretty much peak lawn here(such that it is). Even with the clover and various other non-grass products mixed in, it is thick and lush and green. One month until the solstice, and it will be starting to struggle by then, and then it's all downhill on the way to mostly thatch by the end of July. The rinse and repeat will start a few weeks later. If only the days started getting shorter after today lol. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 13 hours ago, CAPE said: Pretty much peak lawn here(such that it is). Even with the clover and various other non-grass products mixed in, it is thick and lush and green. One month until the solstice, and it will be starting to struggle by then, and then it's all downhill on the way to mostly thatch by the end of July. The rinse and repeat will start a few weeks later. If only the days started getting shorter after today lol. Do you have mushrooms in your lawn? I have hundreds. Crazy year. Little sun and always showers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 2 hours ago, frd said: Do you have mushrooms in your lawn? I have hundreds. Crazy year. Little sun and always showers. A few have popped up here and there over the last week, but nothing unusual. I usually see a fair amount with all the trees and shade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 5/21/2024 at 6:53 AM, frd said: Do you have mushrooms in your lawn? I have hundreds. Crazy year. Little sun and always showers. On 5/21/2024 at 9:39 AM, CAPE said: A few have popped up here and there over the last week, but nothing unusual. I usually see a fair amount with all the trees and shade. Interesting question....and we have probably 10x the amount of mushrooms in both front/back yards, that we "normally" get during a given year. I'm assuming it's due to those several wet stretches over the past two months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Those dang mushrooms -- our puppy keeps trying to eat them! We just cut the grass yesterday and they're gone....for now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 5/21/2024 at 9:39 AM, CAPE said: A few have popped up here and there over the last week, but nothing unusual. I usually see a fair amount with all the trees and shade. ditto here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 5 hours ago, vastateofmind said: Interesting question....and we have probably 10x the amount of mushrooms in both front/back yards, that we "normally" get during a given year. I'm assuming it's due to those several wet stretches over the past two months. I believe so. Also interesting is that research shows it means your soil is healthy. Today I see zero mushrooms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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