>
>> Right now every rain sage in the neighbourhood is in full bloom, as are
>> Mexican Bird of Paradise and Yellow Bells, and yet not a single solitary bee
>> is to be found. Last year you could hear them from a short distance, but
>> now it's dead quiet all day long.
>>
>
>Our insects were very late in arriving this year. In the past week, we
>have had four types of butterflies, a few honeybees, and quite a few
>carpenter bees.
>
>So far, I have not seen a true bumblebee this year.
>
Our flowerings here diminish rapidly in May and don't pick up again until
substantial monsoon rains arrive. That happened early last week, and we should
be able to just open a door or window and hear a low-level buzzing sound. But,
there's not a thing to be heard, at leaet not yet.
Chris
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