bees and bee balm
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by BFVISION on July 02, 2005 09:36 PM
Hey jh,
Not going to give you much sympathy. I have the same issue, but thats why I do it. I love seeing the colors of my balm and before they totally fade out I clip the blooms and get a smaller but just as colorful bloom in early fall.
I guess that is why they call it bee balm?
I also plant some other flowers such as mexican hyssop, lavender and sage, so there is plenty to go around. Additionally the bee balm spreads so much each year that I continually split it up and have the colors everywhere. I am an anti bug guy, but not when it comes to the bees.
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BFVISION
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Not going to give you much sympathy. I have the same issue, but thats why I do it. I love seeing the colors of my balm and before they totally fade out I clip the blooms and get a smaller but just as colorful bloom in early fall.
I guess that is why they call it bee balm?
I also plant some other flowers such as mexican hyssop, lavender and sage, so there is plenty to go around. Additionally the bee balm spreads so much each year that I continually split it up and have the colors everywhere. I am an anti bug guy, but not when it comes to the bees.
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BFVISION
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2122269418&mode=guest
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