One issue I’ve had with praying mantises is the fact that they are “neutral” insects. Meaning they kill harmful bugs and beneficial ones like butterflies and bees.
Glad the video helped! For early spring the flowers we have are mostly bulbs. We have lots of daffodils and some crocus. We also have lots of fruit trees that bloom throughout the spring. They other way to get flowers really early is to transplant hardy annuals such as pansies, violas and sweet alyssum. We usually don't have those, but we have daffodils in late March early April until we have borage and marigold in May. Penstemon is a great perennial that has some varieties that start blooming late spring, usually in June.
@@vinc8ntl8r No problem! Yes, borage and alyssum are definitely magnets for beneficial insects. Penstemon is also fantastic and a really good perennial well suited for climates like ours in Utah (semi-arid intermountain climates). Daffodils might not be the best at attracting but they are good to have because they will provide food to the insects when there isn't much else in bloom.
I challenge you to the bee and wasp challenge. Photograph the smallest one you can find. The trouble is every time you think your done you find an even tinier bee-wasp working in your garden. I gave up at about .5 centimeters. There are extremely small pollinators that we overlook.
Nothing in particular to keep it small. We do usually cut it to the ground after the first freeze and cover it with leaves and compost over the winter.
That insect at the end is so cute! Is that praying mantis? I usually hate crawlies but been watching beneficial insects' videos this evening and I'm ok with the look of all of them lol, funny. The only thing is I'm still struggling to find comfort with larvae. Gross. :/ Sorry but it's my instinctive response.
Got to buy heirloom plants of honey bees won’t go there. Same species, same plant but the Monsanto lab hybrid (85% of American seeds) won’t attract 1 bee. They are not stupid, they won’t settle for junk food
Very nice & great info ..thank you
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
One issue I’ve had with praying mantises is the fact that they are “neutral” insects. Meaning they kill harmful bugs and beneficial ones like butterflies and bees.
Thanks for the Vid. So grateful to know what works in Weber County as I'm not originally from the area.
You're welcome! Glad it helped.
Well done video, great information.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful.
Here in Canada Niagara area I tried yellow yarrow for two years, no luck with pollinators, went to a white one and there's lots of polinators on it.
What flowers do u recommend for early spring and spring? Great video helped me a lot!
Glad the video helped! For early spring the flowers we have are mostly bulbs. We have lots of daffodils and some crocus. We also have lots of fruit trees that bloom throughout the spring. They other way to get flowers really early is to transplant hardy annuals such as pansies, violas and sweet alyssum. We usually don't have those, but we have daffodils in late March early April until we have borage and marigold in May. Penstemon is a great perennial that has some varieties that start blooming late spring, usually in June.
@@foodscapingutah5239 thanks for the reply! But will these attract beneficial insects to my garden?
@@vinc8ntl8r No problem! Yes, borage and alyssum are definitely magnets for beneficial insects. Penstemon is also fantastic and a really good perennial well suited for climates like ours in Utah (semi-arid intermountain climates). Daffodils might not be the best at attracting but they are good to have because they will provide food to the insects when there isn't much else in bloom.
I challenge you to the bee and wasp challenge. Photograph the smallest one you can find. The trouble is every time you think your done you find an even tinier bee-wasp working in your garden. I gave up at about .5 centimeters.
There are extremely small pollinators that we overlook.
Awesome! Challenge accepted.
mason bees are great pollinators.
How are you keeping that artichoke small and still getting multiple fruiting stalks?
Nothing in particular to keep it small. We do usually cut it to the ground after the first freeze and cover it with leaves and compost over the winter.
That insect at the end is so cute! Is that praying mantis? I usually hate crawlies but been watching beneficial insects' videos this evening and I'm ok with the look of all of them lol, funny. The only thing is I'm still struggling to find comfort with larvae. Gross. :/ Sorry but it's my instinctive response.
Yes! Praying mantis for sure.
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My bees did not go to any of those plants .... because somehow I cannot find real heirloom easily
Got to buy heirloom plants of honey bees won’t go there. Same species, same plant but the Monsanto lab hybrid (85% of American seeds) won’t attract 1 bee. They are not stupid, they won’t settle for junk food