On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 08:26:02 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 7/19/2018 8:01 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 20:22:11 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>> Pickling cukes, green and yellow zukes:
>>> https://postimg.cc/image/r5sh998vr/
>>> This is only the beginning, lots more comming.
>> Nice.
>> I've got about a dozen zucchini waiting the fridge. Today I will
>> shred them all and pack in 2 cup portions and freeze. 2 cups is what
>> all my zucchini baked goods recipes use.
>> I am not seeing any bees this year. I am having to hand pollinate the
>> zucchini. The cucumbers female blossoms are dropping, unpollinated.
>> Normally I have lots of bees.
>> Janet US
>
> * Any ideas why the bee shortage ? FWIW I seldom see honey bees on the
>squashes and other stuff in my garden and the hives are only a few feet
>away . I do see lots of other pollinators working the garden , carpenter
>bees and certain flies seem to most of that .

no idea. I see a lot of those paper wasps around the deck but not in
the garden I have a weird assortment of insects this year that
haven't been noticeable in previous years. Probably due to the off
and on weather in the early spring. I imagine that could have
affected the bees and their food.
Janet US