I don't mind bees and red wasps coming to pollinate my flowerbed. They don't bother me even while I'm weeding. They fly all around me, but they're "on a mission" and totally not interested in stinging me. Bees, wasps, butterflies, darning needles, dragonflies, all kinds of creepy-crawlies - I saw a couple of things that looked like they might've been baby millepedes the other day under a flowerpot I was moving. Freaked me out to see them there, but as long as they're not crawling on ME - they can enjoy the garden same as everyone else.
I don't think I'd want an entire beehive next door though. I don't have a flowerbed big enough to accommodate the extra growth post-pollination. Though I'm sure the neighbor would love the oregano-honey produced from it. I let my oregano go to flower before I trim it.
|