Although it’s still officially Winter, the temps are rising and things are starting to grow. It will actually be Spring when the Mesquite Trees begin to bloom. That’s the indicator at The SnK.
Well, no blooms yet, but there’s green coming up and Selena has some new blooms out.
Keith, the K in The SnK
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Here at The SnK we’re all about helping native wildlife. I recently decided to put out some bee houses for the native solitary bees.
These are tiny little bee’s that nest in cardboard or bamboo tubes and wooden bee blocks. They are friendly bees and great pollinators for gardens or wildflowers. What ever type of bee home you decide on should be situated to face the southeast, with provided cover if possible.
I put out four bee homes, two under cover and two not, just to discover which ones attract more bees and the best success rate. There are two bee kingdoms, social bees and solitary bees. Social bees have changing duties in their six week life span, while solitary bees each perform all jobs.
Solitary bees over winter in their cocoons and emerge in early spring or later in summer. An estimated 99 percent of flowers visited by solitary mason bees get pollinated 2’000 times per day vs.15 times per day by honey bees, and you can attract these bees to your yard easily.
I’ll be monitoring these boxes a couple times a month and will report updates in the future, if your interested I’ve included a good reference source.
Selena, the S in The SnK.
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With the warming temps, reptiles are starting to come out. Selena performed her first roadside Turtle rescue the other day. If you do one, be safe when moving the Turtle forward in its direction of travel.
Again, Keith, the K in The SnK
