Hi. Thanks for sharing your top 3 list with us!!! 1- basil; (lemon, Thai & sweet basil). I’m growing these too 2- sunn hemp/Indian hemp 3- mustard/Rai Sarson Purple basil works nicely too! & they help keep pests away. :). I just love basil 😊
I'm just looking into attracting more bees to my garden and I was so entertained and charmed by how much you love them 😂 I hope I can stalk the bees across social media platforms soon
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show I really needed to search for a cover crop that works for our weather in the tropics. The ones that I saw on Baker Creek etc were all cool weather cover crops that work well for regions that have snow. Sunn hemp worked perfectly for me and for once I found it at my local garden centre. The bees just went bonkers over it.Thank you Kaye for the encouragement on the camera work:):)
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Wow, just read a paper about Sunn hemp which originated in India and "has been grown since the dawn of agriculture." Amazing. Not sure it would grow here, but maybe. I'll see if I can find some seeds. Thanks, and you're welcome!
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show Thank you Kaye, when you say you have a 300 sq feet small garden , I am thinking it is a 300 sq feet large garden, I would be in heaven to have a small patch like that here .
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Yes, you would! Is obtaining a community garden possible in Mumbai? You could come and visit me for a week and have all the fun you like! Go wild! I've only have one Indian lady visit my garden in four years. She was here visiting her son and for a couple of weeks she stopped by often. She loved seeing what I was doing, and this was just when I started and had plants here and there, not like the jungle I maintain now. LOL
This was so calming to watch and listen to, found out about the basil by accident too., I LOVE basil!. So this year I am growing 15 varieties that I will be planting through out my garden. I grow mustard too, but have never let it flower before so I will try that as well. Thanks for this video and keep growing, T.
Thank you, I am glad you found the video enjoyable. Amazing how the garden keeps teaching us what is going to work for us . I had planted so many zinnias but most succumbed to disease and help came from unexpected avenues!!
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer I plant zinnias every year since my daughter loves to pick flowers every where she goes so they have become standards for us to grow, but the Echinacea (purple coneflowers) got the must attention from the bees too bad they were planted in the front yard no where near the garden.....
The Gardening Addict Channel I am trying to grow ecchinacea since last year but I guess it may not do too well in the tropics. Have you tried the dwarf variety called pow wow wild berry? It is supposed to flower in the first year.
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer I was told it helps to have them refrigerated for better germination. I haven't tried the dwarf variety, I will have to look for it, the standard ones do get pretty tall.
Beautifully done video. Thanks. I have basil all around my garden. In addition, I planted mustard last year. Most of it died except one plant which persisted until this year. I scattered some of the seeds in the same window planter and I believe new plants have grown already. I haven't checked on them yet. Thank you for a nice video.
Thanks for the video. Very nice both verbally and musically-and lovely plants! I hadn't realized that basil left to flower would be a good bee-attractor so I'll be sure to let that happen with some of my plants. Happy gardening!
Thank you for appreciating the video 😊! I made this video in retrospect after observing the bees , funny isn't it how we try to grow plants for a purpose and the garden teaches us what is really working in our climate and microclimate.
It's amazing how many bees you have on a balcony! YAY! I'm in WI. and looking up what I can plant to attract them. I've already got hundreds of varieties they love...but don't see enough bees. Year 3 of trying to start mason bees after years of research...but cold snaps/ birds get them. Also homing many honey bee hives on my property for the first year ever. SO excited! I love bees! Great video...and so happy people like you care so much:)
Thank you so much Martha for enjoying the bees in my video, I didnt know then that these are stingless bees , I would just call them tiny bees for lack of a name . This November I discovered a stingless bee keeper in India and ordered stingless bee hives for my balcony and it was then I was able to identify the stingless bees that are native to my area . However these are tropical bees and cannot survive extreme heat or cold . I did experiment with a bee feeder and invited other native bees, those videos are also on my channel , you will probably enjoy them as you are a bee lover :)
Love this video! So beautiful. I am eager to plant my basil within the next month...last year I planted bee balm and attracted many bees!! I hope to put up solitary bee house next year. Thanks for sharing....going to look up sunn hemp now. Happy gardening!!
+Jan P I am glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful. I have read a lot on bee balm , I wish I could grow it here but so many of the flowering plants that grow in the US don't grow for us here in the tropics. I actually have some bees nesting in the crevice near one of my windows lol. Happy gardening to you too and thank you for watching:)
How awesome ❤ Thank you for the video. Madhukamini flowers are attracting bees in my balcony, they've started to make a hive in my balcony! Fragrance of madhukamini is also awesome
Thank you for the video, you are ever so kind and your garden is very beautiful. I grow lavender, the bees go crazy for it, thrives in warm or hot weather. Thanks again very much, best wishes from the UK.
Your garden has now turned into a bee sanctuary :)) Absolutely amazing to see such beautiful flowers from your garden loaded with busy buzzing bees !!! Well done !! Looking forward for more lovely videos from you :))
+Suzanne Fernandes Yes dear I am all for the bees, I wish I could have a bee hive outside my windows, I am thinking what I can do for that lol. Thank you for the lovely comments and support :):)
Thank you for the compliment BUT you are the best gardener I know working with the small space and weather conditions. Inspiring people and teaching them techniques that they CAN DO IN THEIR SMALL SPACES. Plus, you worm farm and compost in a very small space. You are very INSPIRING.
Hi That's a lot different pollinators on the balcony and also good information, Thanks ! I plant to grow some marigolds and nasturtium on my plot this year as well as sunflower and having bees just on the another plot will probably make quite a lot of them coming to my spot ;)
You are welcome 😊! I am sure your plot will be buzzing with different types of bees, eagerly awaiting those updates from your channel. With your weather you will be able to have variety of flowers to attract them. I wish we could grow sunflowers and Mexican sunflowers etc here, but due to our weather all plants with those velvety leaves are completely destroyed by the notorious spider mites .
Thank you for the detailed info shared. Planning to visit the nursery soon. Hope this hot climate doesn't hamper my interest in planting these seedlings.
Good you mentioned about the timing . I would suggest you wait till rains are over to start any seeds. Currently it is too hot to sow seeds and in the rains there isn't regular sun . Ideal time to start is after 15th August, we are free to restart our garden from seed then. However you could get some plants from the nursery and take care of them in the meanwhile.
Absolutely lovely. I just subscribed and saved your beautiful video. I was feeling sad and your video made smile. Thank you, gratefully Julia from Florida🌴
julia jankowski Thank you so much for letting me know this video made you smile ❣️I do love bees 🐝🐝 , there are a few more bee videos you may enjoy on my channel - bee feeder ideas video and the update on my stingless bee hives . Best wishes your way!
Hello dear...Saw this video today.... Absolutely loved it. Wish i could make some arrangements for bees here... I have a small balcony garden....I m in Gulf. If the climate permitted and i had access to someone selling bee hives...just like the one you have...i would be so glad to do so... I m also trying to locate someone who could supply/share red wrigllers worms for composting...but no luck... Was successful with growing of cherry tomtoes...karela plant is generously giving me good harvest... Chilly plant is on its way... Pudina is also doing fine. For next gardening season i have noted down the bee loving plants and will definitely plant them...Basil is definitely on the list..was happy to know about mustard....Felt like sharing with u in detail this time...God bless ..😍
Hi Sangeeta , this is one of my favourite videos too even though I made some editing mistakes and got a lot of flak for it lol. Stingless bees wont survive in your extreme weather . I have seen regular bees in my friend's garden in Doha , the striped ones , Apis cerana I think. If you create habitat , the bees will come . I am sure you will find someone who has the worms , if not carry them with you next time on your way back lol . Thank you for sharing your garden and thoughts :)
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies When you revert back..i feel so good.....Thank you for answering to my doubts and queries.. Regarding worms...i had the same thought of carrying few of them with me... Have made a longgggg list of gardening items which i will carrying back with me. Take care.... Stay safe...God bless
+The Pearl Garden Mumbai Thanks a tonne for that compliment, this video really took all of my skills so far, in every aspect , I wish I had better footage and a variety of bees to capture, but then again I am thankful to all the bees that did make it to my garden:):)
Hi friend. What a delight for me to see such a beautifully made video. Your camera skills are incredible. Wow, the video is gorgeous and has reminded me to keep planting more flowers. I have a few varieties going and I hope they make it.
Nicole, it's always good when you stop by. I am just a student learning on my camera, it will be a year in April. It has been a very rewarding experience documenting on camera, I hope to get better. I am delighted ofcourse with your generous praise of my efforts💕.
I started adding flowers to the garden keeping your video as guide point, but to my surprise I see bees on the weed (euphorbia hirta). Just saying that bees does surprise us.😄😄 They do love the sweet basil which I absolutely let to bloom because they are bee magnets. 🤪😁 I'm not successful in growing mustard till it blooms but I'll try if I can get that far in future, anyhow Happy gardening. 😁😁
I can tell you one thing about bees, they will flock to the most abundant source of pollen and nectar , whatever that source is !! I didnt understand why you are unable to get flowers on your mustard. Bees love it more than basil and it is so easy to grow , no care . The reason I chose these 3 plants for my video is they are super easy for a new gardener with no experience . I have grown so many flowers that are bee magnets but I didnt find any bee visit , so I let them go - eg sunflower , borage , zinnia . Bees need to find the flowers and that itself may take time , they found the Dombeya flowers the same day the blooms opened !!!
Excellent video! I know your primary focus was the basil, sun hemp and mustard but I found the Borage is also a great attractor. I plant much more than I really need for this reason. We eat the flowers and leaves in soups and salads. I haven't had any luck getting Basil to grow and very disappointed as I've read that basil is a great bee attractor. I've heard of sun hemp and would like to try it. Mustard I sow in bulk at the end of the summer as green manure and have noted that the bees loved it but never thought about trying to grow it over the summer as well.
+The Self Sufficient Life Thank you very much for the kind words!! Well borage was on top of my list and I spent all of last year waiting for the bees to find it but alas I think the tropical bees didnt really take to it for some reason, it is possible the bigger bees prefer borage, what I get in abundance are the tiny bees. I am so surprised to know that basil didnt grow for you. I did a lot of reading on cover crops and found most online seed stores carry cover crop seeds that need to be sowed in fall and then get buried in snow etc. Sun hemp was the only one I found that grows in summer and doesnt grow too big as I am growing it as a companion in my containers. Could you elaborate on how mustard acts as green manure? I have heard Rob Bob mention he uses even marigold as green manure.
This video is so nice to watch!! Some of the plants you show are also good for bees here in the tropic of Central America, we have arboreal species of sunn hemp that attract bees mostly the Xylocopa, basil also works very well, and I didn´t know about mustard. Nice recommendations !! I love how you talk about bees.
Yes I think this was one of my first videos where I have done a voice over and had music too in the background , it was an editing nightmare then and received enough flak for it in the comments . Thank you for your kindness 🙏 🐝🐝🐝
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show That butterfly was pretty small, I spotted it just by chance when I was having my morning look at my plants, I am sure you must have it unless it is native to India. It sat still so nicely for a while, I could use the 30 mm lens at peace !!
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show Yes the spider had caught the tiny bee . I didnt realise until I saw on the computer that this is what the lens captured, I thought I was clicking a tiny bee!!
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Several times I have been surprised what I find when I open up on my large computer screen, things I did not see through the viewfinder. :)
So nice! Bees essentially love a lot of flowers from the treefoil, clover or that Sunn hemp family. I used to plant Melilotus albus and was a bee magnet for various species here in Spain. Cheers!
Chilly flowers attract bees , the 3 from this video , sunflowers , actually most flowers attract bees but bees go to the most abundant source that is blooming in your vicinity .
That butterfly is beautiful. I am glad you picked great plants to bring in the bees. I did not know that about mustard. So sorry it has taken me o long to see your video. I am worrking on catching up now. Best wishes. E
Thank you E . That was the funny thing, I chose so many plants to bring in the bees but those didn't work out, these plants taught me - hey we bring in the bees too!! And I followed it up with the video. Sometimes we just get caught up with life and seeing videos takes a back seat. It is totally alright , hope you are feeling better now , best wishes as always 😊.
My mustard in one container bolted and it is attracting attention, but our bee numbers are way down this year. My borage is just starting to bloom. We shall see. nice video!
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show Currently the trees across my home are in full bloom with bright yellow flowers and I see alot of bees hovering. There are bee hives too in the trees and occasionally on the ledges of buildings that need to be removed periodically as the residents are afraid of getting stung. I keep wondering why my local bees did not even look at my borage!
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Well, bees are picky. Maybe the other flowers are even better than borage. I can tell you bees were going back and forth between the purple basil and the borage yesterday. Thinking of you I grabbed my camera and shot some footage. Don't know where it will be used.
Really enjoyed this, thank you. Best wishes from a fellow bee / butterfly admirer in Bristol, England :) Just planted a tree today in my back garden, a flowering Japanese apricot tree, which I hope will attract bees. Buddleia Buzz, a new, smaller than normal variety of Buddleia, might be good for attracting bees (it is certainly meant to be good for butterflies) and could be worth considering for your balcony... I have ordered a potted plant which I should receive by the end of May: I'll let you know how attractive the bees find it. Keep up the good work :)
Loved the video....its beautiful to watch....am living in Mumbai on the 15th floor and my balcony has only space for a couple of people to stand...rest is covered with plants, trees in pots, bonsais(learning) and also a patio pond with water lilies....I was so thrilled seeing one can actually bring the bees and butterflies to your balcony....However I feel that owing to the height of my balcony (15th floor) this may be challenging.....having said that..nothings going to stop me from trying knowing that a fellow mumbaite has had such success...thanks a lot...I may trouble you for help maybe...:)
Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video . I love bees and I eagerly await their return each season when my garden has goodies for them. I'm on the 3rd floor and have a huge park right across. I suppose that helps me with the bee visits. Plenty of butterflies and wasps too . I had a blue banded bee visit as well , video on my channel. You can explore the stingless bee hive option , video again on my channel.
2nd try.. THank you for endorsing mustard. its pollen is best for making queen bees strong in the spring. In CAlifornia some people are trying to eradicated it evn though it was brought here to feed bees. go figure Good luck, choose love.
It was interesting to see the bees working the tomato blossoms. I almost never see pollinators on our tomato flowers. We grow sunflowers here. They draw in a lot of native bees.
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Since tomatoes are self pollinating, only a small amount of vibration from the wind will usually be enough to get the job done. Some people use vibration from an electric toothbrush to do the same thing. As long as ours seem to be setting on, I don't do anything, and let the wind take care of it, and we have plenty of wind here. Hot humid weather can keep them from self pollinating though, so here is just depends on the weather.
Try growing buckwheat and white clover next to your sunflowers. Both inexpensive, supposedly fast-growing/flowering and pollinator-friendly crops. Polyculture for the win!
Thanks a lot I am begining to set my roof top garden was thinking not to have flower plants due to little space but now they will be part of my garden! Is basil n sun hemp seeds avaible in all nursery?
Most welcome 😊 . Definitely flowers are essential to bring in the pollinators and to enhance our gardening experience . Sun hemp is not available year round , I found it only once in a garden store here in Mumbai , you should check where farmers would shop . Basil is grown easily from seed and you will find sweet basil seeds easily in any garden store . You can check my sale post next month on my FB page , 5 varieties combo offer would be available .
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies yes I enquired about sun hemp in nursery but it's not avaible anyway there are plenty of flowering plants that attract bees n insects 🤝👏
I really enjoyed this video and the bees and you as well. Your voice is so intoxicating ☺and it goes well with the music in the background. I had to say that, I *couldn't* keep it to myself.😚
They'll kind of sprawl and take over an area. I like to plant them on the edge of a container, and they'll spill over the side, making a floral "waterfall." Happy planting!
Hello my friend, this is an outstanding video, you are growing in confidence, take care my friend. 😆 Happily Growing on my own allotment channel in North Warwickshire, England. Terry
Hello! Bless your Kind Heart for Loving our Bees!! Thank you so much for this video! I Live in an apartment and I have two bunny rabbits I absolutely adore with all my Heart, and I am now Caring for a female Carpenter Bee I found hurt on my deck last week. She's been doing well with honey and hummingbird nectar. I Honestly Love Charlotte very much, we developed a bond that gets stronger every day! I want to keep her Safe and Love her for as long as I can. Would you have any tips on indoor plants I can buy for her? Sadly Organic is very hard to find here, so as with my bunnies, I must vinegar wash all our produce greens and loose fresh herbs (not plants) before eating. How can I clean/wash an herb and flower plants? The same way? Would I do a "vinegar dip then fresh water rinse?" Would fresh flowers plants do well after a quick vinegar wash? I don't know any other way to wash off any insecticides. SO sad..but I will try to purchase the flowers you state here for her. 1000 bows to you for this video as well as any other information you can spare us. Have a Safe & Blessed Day xoxo
Hello , thank you so much for the kind words . I am clueless about indoor plants , zero experience with them. Organic is tough to find even here in India . Thorough soaking and washing of fruits and veges , some even keep them in a potassium permanganate solution to remove any unwanted bugs etc ( this is for humans though). Vinegar is good as well . Im sorry I am not of much help to you on your query. Good wishes to you , your rabbits and bee :)
Oh okay..I will try my best with what I've learned so far from your videos, and you were very helpful dear and so kind to reply back so fast. The Bunnies Shane & Thunda & Charlotte the Bee send their unconditional Love to you! Have a Blessed weekend Mumbai.
Thanks , glad you enjoyed the video. Ill have to look for the music piece , it was from you tube library , once I find it I will put it in the description box.
u have just given me a loads of info as always. Thank you. loved the video. Loved the music. where did u get Sunn Hemp seeds. And how did u start rai in pots. It is just like buying seeds from a normal grocerry shop and just growing like normal seeds. My Pineapple fruit has started growing
+Rohinton Irani Always a pleasure to have you comment on my videos, you are welcome! I got the sunn hemp from Namdeo Umaji Agro at Byculla, it is not always in stock , its a good idea to call and go. Rye is too simple to grow, just use the rye seeds you have in the kitchen and throw it in a container and very lightly cover with compost or soil and water, thats all, it needs no care whatsoever. Pineapple is awesome, congrats, what else is growing in your garden?
trying loads of things. last month got 2 cabbage. Tomato which is always a failure gave me only 5 tomatoes from 1 plant. 4/5 radish which were shapeless as i transplanted them from paper cup (lesson learnt) . Chillies. Just got 3 bhut jalokia on my plant. they r still green. Now started bottle gourd in a cup which has just come up 3 days ago.
Hi. Thanks for sharing your top 3 list with us!!!
1- basil; (lemon, Thai & sweet basil). I’m growing these too
2- sunn hemp/Indian hemp
3- mustard/Rai Sarson
Purple basil works nicely too! & they help keep pests away. :). I just love basil 😊
You are welcome !! Yes all basil types is a hot favorite with bees 🙏🐝🐝
What a lovely video to watch during my morning tea. Lovely and informative. Thank you.
Thank you 🐝🐝🐝!! Bees are my absolute favourites. Was a pleasure to receive your feedback 😊.
Its one of the best gardening videos i saw. your voice, the video, the garden....much like therapy
Thanks so much Nandita ❤️🙏
Such a charming presentation, I love it. The bee is my spirit animal
Wonderful video....as a beekeeper, i would like to thank you for providing food to the bees...Thank you very much...we need more people like you...
Thank you 🙏. Lots more bee videos on my channel to watch .
I'm just looking into attracting more bees to my garden and I was so entertained and charmed by how much you love them 😂 I hope I can stalk the bees across social media platforms soon
Lol thank you 🤩 , hope to see you stalking bees soon , enjoy 😁 🐝🐝🐝🐝 !!
Without bees we ded
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies same I'm also stalk bees
Very nice camera work. Never heard of sunn hemp. But, I'm not in the tropics. Would love to have those lovely yellow flowers.
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show I really needed to search for a cover crop that works for our weather in the tropics. The ones that I saw on Baker Creek etc were all cool weather cover crops that work well for regions that have snow. Sunn hemp worked perfectly for me and for once I found it at my local garden centre. The bees just went bonkers over it.Thank you Kaye for the encouragement on the camera work:):)
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Wow, just read a paper about Sunn hemp which originated in India and "has been grown since the dawn of agriculture." Amazing. Not sure it would grow here, but maybe. I'll see if I can find some seeds. Thanks, and you're welcome!
***** I can send you the seeds if your customs will allow it.
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer I really don't know. I got seeds from Germany.
It's amazing the amount of plants you grow on your balcony. Very impressive!
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show Thank you Kaye, when you say you have a 300 sq feet small garden , I am thinking it is a 300 sq feet large garden, I would be in heaven to have a small patch like that here .
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Yes, you would! Is obtaining a community garden possible in Mumbai? You could come and visit me for a week and have all the fun you like! Go wild! I've only have one Indian lady visit my garden in four years. She was here visiting her son and for a couple of weeks she stopped by often. She loved seeing what I was doing, and this was just when I started and had plants here and there, not like the jungle I maintain now. LOL
Thanks for sharing. You are right. We need the pollinators. Best wishes Bob.
Thank you for stopping by :)
This was so calming to watch and listen to, found out about the basil by accident too., I LOVE basil!. So this year I am growing 15 varieties that I will be planting through out my garden. I grow mustard too, but have never let it flower before so I will try that as well. Thanks for this video and keep growing, T.
Thank you, I am glad you found the video enjoyable. Amazing how the garden keeps teaching us what is going to work for us . I had planted so many zinnias but most succumbed to disease and help came from unexpected avenues!!
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer I plant zinnias every year since my daughter loves to pick flowers every where she goes so they have become standards for us to grow, but the Echinacea (purple coneflowers) got the must attention from the bees too bad they were planted in the front yard no where near the garden.....
The Gardening Addict Channel I am trying to grow ecchinacea since last year but I guess it may not do too well in the tropics. Have you tried the dwarf variety called pow wow wild berry? It is supposed to flower in the first year.
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer I was told it helps to have them refrigerated for better germination. I haven't tried the dwarf variety, I will have to look for it, the standard ones do get pretty tall.
Beautifully done video. Thanks. I have basil all around my garden. In addition, I planted mustard last year. Most of it died except one plant which persisted until this year. I scattered some of the seeds in the same window planter and I believe new plants have grown already. I haven't checked on them yet. Thank you for a nice video.
You will be surprised with the mustard blooms!! Thank you for appreciating the video😊😊.
Yes, great video and music! I really enjoyed watching the bees do what they do!
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!
Thanks for the video. Very nice both verbally and musically-and lovely plants! I hadn't realized that basil left to flower would be a good bee-attractor so I'll be sure to let that happen with some of my plants. Happy gardening!
Thank you for appreciating the video 😊! I made this video in retrospect after observing the bees , funny isn't it how we try to grow plants for a purpose and the garden teaches us what is really working in our climate and microclimate.
Thanks for sharing this information. On pollinators plant. Where bees can be invited.
It's amazing how many bees you have on a balcony! YAY! I'm in WI. and looking up what I can plant to attract them. I've already got hundreds of varieties they love...but don't see enough bees. Year 3 of trying to start mason bees after years of research...but cold snaps/ birds get them. Also homing many honey bee hives on my property for the first year ever. SO excited! I love bees! Great video...and so happy people like you care so much:)
Thank you so much Martha for enjoying the bees in my video, I didnt know then that these are stingless bees , I would just call them tiny bees for lack of a name . This November I discovered a stingless bee keeper in India and ordered stingless bee hives for my balcony and it was then I was able to identify the stingless bees that are native to my area . However these are tropical bees and cannot survive extreme heat or cold . I did experiment with a bee feeder and invited other native bees, those videos are also on my channel , you will probably enjoy them as you are a bee lover :)
Love this video! So beautiful. I am eager to plant my basil within the next month...last year I planted bee balm and attracted many bees!! I hope to put up solitary bee house next year. Thanks for sharing....going to look up sunn hemp now. Happy gardening!!
+Jan P I am glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful. I have read a lot on bee balm , I wish I could grow it here but so many of the flowering plants that grow in the US don't grow for us here in the tropics. I actually have some bees nesting in the crevice near one of my windows lol. Happy gardening to you too and thank you for watching:)
Thanks for sharing this information on pollination. I'm just starting terrace gardening where I'm definitely going to plant tulsi and some mustard.
You are welcome ! Tulsi , thai basil and mustard would be excellent to attract the beneficial insects . Let me know how it goes for you .
How awesome ❤
Thank you for the video.
Madhukamini flowers are attracting bees in my balcony, they've started to make a hive in my balcony! Fragrance of madhukamini is also awesome
Lovely blooms & nice harp music 🎶 & enchanting bees 🐝...
There are more bees 🐝 than butterflies 🦋... I observed.
Lovely 😊 vid.
Thank you !
Thank you for the video, you are ever so kind and your garden is very beautiful. I grow lavender, the bees go crazy for it, thrives in warm or hot weather. Thanks again very much, best wishes from the UK.
Your garden has now turned into a bee sanctuary :)) Absolutely amazing to see such beautiful flowers from your garden loaded with busy buzzing bees !!! Well done !! Looking forward for more lovely videos from you :))
+Suzanne Fernandes Yes dear I am all for the bees, I wish I could have a bee hive outside my windows, I am thinking what I can do for that lol. Thank you for the lovely comments and support :):)
Lovely video and I LOVE the music. It's all charming!
Thanks ☺️ , happy to receive a good comment on this video 🤩🐝🐝🐝
Great video and beautiful pictures & bees :)
+Sunny Hilltop Thank you , glad you enjoyed it:):)
Thank you for sharing your paradise. BEAUTIFUL photography and calming music.
+LARK'S GARDENS Its nothing compared to yours Lark but thank you so much for the lovely praise:):)
Thank you for the compliment BUT you are the best gardener I know working with the small space and weather conditions. Inspiring people and teaching them techniques that they CAN DO IN THEIR SMALL SPACES. Plus, you worm farm and compost in a very small space. You are very INSPIRING.
+LARK'S GARDENS I am humbled and flattered by your generous words Lark , thank you❤.
Nice video, pleasing to watch!
Thank you 😊!!
Hi That's a lot different pollinators on the balcony and also good information, Thanks ! I plant to grow some marigolds and nasturtium on my plot this year as well as sunflower and having bees just on the another plot will probably make quite a lot of them coming to my spot ;)
You are welcome 😊! I am sure your plot will be buzzing with different types of bees, eagerly awaiting those updates from your channel. With your weather you will be able to have variety of flowers to attract them. I wish we could grow sunflowers and Mexican sunflowers etc here, but due to our weather all plants with those velvety leaves are completely destroyed by the notorious spider mites .
WoW!!!!....u r so creative with this....the video was almost a pro quality...applause for you
I am not a creative person lol, so it does take some effort to do this. Thank you for the appreciation👍!!
the moment you atleast try to creat something like that which inspires others that moment u become creative...and you ofcrs you are..
+Pinaki Biswas The whole idea behind my channel is to inspire people to grow, even it is a tiny space like mine, thank you once again!!
U r really inspiring( I mean the videos)...I have started composting after seeing ur vids..and now want to start herbs too..
Thank you for this information and a lovely garden tour.
Glad you enjoyed , thanks for watching !
Wowwww. Spectacular videos you upload !!!!
Thank you for the detailed info shared. Planning to visit the nursery soon. Hope this hot climate doesn't hamper my interest in planting these seedlings.
Good you mentioned about the timing . I would suggest you wait till rains are over to start any seeds. Currently it is too hot to sow seeds and in the rains there isn't regular sun . Ideal time to start is after 15th August, we are free to restart our garden from seed then. However you could get some plants from the nursery and take care of them in the meanwhile.
The ethereal music goes so well with the theme. I am growing mustard currently, I will let it flower to attract bees!
A truely wonderful video with some amazing bees.
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+Edge of the lawn Garden Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for subscribing!
Now I want to start growing flowers. My Italian basil had flowered once and some bees came. Very motivated to start growing flowers now
Absolutely lovely. I just subscribed and saved your beautiful video. I was feeling sad and your video made smile. Thank you, gratefully Julia from Florida🌴
julia jankowski Thank you so much for letting me know this video made you smile ❣️I do love bees 🐝🐝 , there are a few more bee videos you may enjoy on my channel - bee feeder ideas video and the update on my stingless bee hives . Best wishes your way!
Wow very nice information about pollination..I will try it differently 👍🏻
Thanks . Ur photography skills are good
Thank you , at the time of this video I was a complete beginner , still learning :)
That's was awesome 👍🏻 and thank you for Connecticut USA
thank you it was soo up useful for bringing bees to my balcony . thank you very much
You are welcome !
once I planted pumpkins very late in season, and was happy those late blooms fed many bees right to frost. Now we grow some every year for the bees
Yes bees do love pumpkin flowers . I pretty much do the same , if I find the bees like something I make sure to grow it again for them :) .
Thanks a lot..🙏
your video is really helpful for a beginner like me..
Welcome 😊
Omg best..... Lov ur video... Beautiful editing lovely soundtrack. Keep shearing....
+Gurmeet Singh Thank you , I try my best to keep the video engaging!
great shots, thx for the share. i love my basil and borage too both edible !
+Permaculture Homestead Thank you , I love how borage grows in the US , I will be growing it again coming season.
Glad I found this video...I always had a thought about mustard flowers...buy always forgot to check...
Thanks @mumbaibalconygardener
Mustard and basil , both so easy and both have dual purpose , so win win . Sunn hemp , not available easily .
Hello dear...Saw this video today.... Absolutely loved it. Wish i could make some arrangements for bees here... I have a small balcony garden....I m in Gulf. If the climate permitted and i had access to someone selling bee hives...just like the one you have...i would be so glad to do so... I m also trying to locate someone who could supply/share red wrigllers worms for composting...but no luck...
Was successful with growing of cherry tomtoes...karela plant is generously giving me good harvest... Chilly plant is on its way... Pudina is also doing fine.
For next gardening season i have noted down the bee loving plants and will definitely plant them...Basil is definitely on the list..was happy to know about mustard....Felt like sharing with u in detail this time...God bless ..😍
Hi Sangeeta , this is one of my favourite videos too even though I made some editing mistakes and got a lot of flak for it lol. Stingless bees wont survive in your extreme weather .
I have seen regular bees in my friend's garden in Doha , the striped ones , Apis cerana I think. If you create habitat , the bees will come .
I am sure you will find someone who has the worms , if not carry them with you next time on your way back lol . Thank you for sharing your garden and thoughts :)
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies When you revert back..i feel so good.....Thank you for answering to my doubts and queries.. Regarding worms...i had the same thought of carrying few of them with me... Have made a longgggg list of gardening items which i will carrying back with me. Take care.... Stay safe...God bless
Mesmerizing video!
+The Pearl Garden Mumbai Thanks a tonne for that compliment, this video really took all of my skills so far, in every aspect , I wish I had better footage and a variety of bees to capture, but then again I am thankful to all the bees that did make it to my garden:):)
Hi friend. What a delight for me to see such a beautifully made video. Your camera skills are incredible. Wow, the video is gorgeous and has reminded me to keep planting more flowers. I have a few varieties going and I hope they make it.
Nicole, it's always good when you stop by. I am just a student learning on my camera, it will be a year in April. It has been a very rewarding experience documenting on camera, I hope to get better. I am delighted ofcourse with your generous praise of my efforts💕.
I started adding flowers to the garden keeping your video as guide point, but to my surprise I see bees on the weed (euphorbia hirta). Just saying that bees does surprise us.😄😄 They do love the sweet basil which I absolutely let to bloom because they are bee magnets. 🤪😁 I'm not successful in growing mustard till it blooms but I'll try if I can get that far in future, anyhow Happy gardening. 😁😁
I can tell you one thing about bees, they will flock to the most abundant source of pollen and nectar , whatever that source is !!
I didnt understand why you are unable to get flowers on your mustard. Bees love it more than basil and it is so easy to grow , no care .
The reason I chose these 3 plants for my video is they are super easy for a new gardener with no experience . I have grown so many flowers that are bee magnets but I didnt find any bee visit , so I let them go - eg sunflower , borage , zinnia . Bees need to find the flowers and that itself may take time , they found the Dombeya flowers the same day the blooms opened !!!
Excellent video! I know your primary focus was the basil, sun hemp and mustard but I found the Borage is also a great attractor. I plant much more than I really need for this reason. We eat the flowers and leaves in soups and salads. I haven't had any luck getting Basil to grow and very disappointed as I've read that basil is a great bee attractor. I've heard of sun hemp and would like to try it. Mustard I sow in bulk at the end of the summer as green manure and have noted that the bees loved it but never thought about trying to grow it over the summer as well.
+The Self Sufficient Life Thank you very much for the kind words!! Well borage was on top of my list and I spent all of last year waiting for the bees to find it but alas I think the tropical bees didnt really take to it for some reason, it is possible the bigger bees prefer borage, what I get in abundance are the tiny bees. I am so surprised to know that basil didnt grow for you. I did a lot of reading on cover crops and found most online seed stores carry cover crop seeds that need to be sowed in fall and then get buried in snow etc. Sun hemp was the only one I found that grows in summer and doesnt grow too big as I am growing it as a companion in my containers. Could you elaborate on how mustard acts as green manure? I have heard Rob Bob mention he uses even marigold as green manure.
Such beautiful insects, lovely!
I LOVE and protect bees from toxic chemicals
That is wonderful !
This video is so nice to watch!! Some of the plants you show are also good for bees here in the tropic of Central America, we have arboreal species of sunn hemp that attract bees mostly the Xylocopa, basil also works very well, and I didn´t know about mustard. Nice recommendations !! I love how you talk about bees.
Thank you 😊
Miss Mumbai - you are a beautiful flower as well 🌺🌼🌸
Now that is the sweetest comment I have received for this video 🤩🙏
It seems you already addressed the music/volume issue in subsequent videos. Thank you for the informative video, very nice
Yes I think this was one of my first videos where I have done a voice over and had music too in the background , it was an editing nightmare then and received enough flak for it in the comments .
Thank you for your kindness 🙏 🐝🐝🐝
Excellent keep up the good work mam.!!!
Thanks a lot
6:44, never seen this butterfly in my garden. Looks like the spider was getting the pollinator in the previous shot.
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show That butterfly was pretty small, I spotted it just by chance when I was having my morning look at my plants, I am sure you must have it unless it is native to India. It sat still so nicely for a while, I could use the 30 mm lens at peace !!
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show Yes the spider had caught the tiny bee . I didnt realise until I saw on the computer that this is what the lens captured, I thought I was clicking a tiny bee!!
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Several times I have been surprised what I find when I open up on my large computer screen, things I did not see through the viewfinder. :)
So nice! Bees essentially love a lot of flowers from the treefoil, clover or that Sunn hemp family. I used to plant Melilotus albus and was a bee magnet for various species here in Spain. Cheers!
Thanks !!
Yes I too noticed bees go to the source that is most abundant 😄, clever little gorgeous creatures .
Beautiful video!Interesting!
+Catalin Oancea Thank you:):)
I love your video it's so relaxing just what I need thank you 😆
Thank you for the wonderful feedback !!
Wow..i think for me.. mustard is the easiest n cheepest option... Thanks
Yes definitely the easiest one and bees just love it 🐝🐝🐝 , welcome 😊 .
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies can u please tell me...can i grow it now... And what other flowers can i grow for this purpose
@@mansigilanikhosla8999 Which city Mansi ?
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies delhi
Chilly flowers attract bees , the 3 from this video , sunflowers , actually most flowers attract bees but bees go to the most abundant source that is blooming in your vicinity .
Very interesting and nice photography. Dwarf buddleia is another good plant when space is restricted
Thanks for sharing..........Nigel 😄
Thank you Nigel ! Appreciate the suggestion very much , I'll look it up.
Beautiful video .
That butterfly is beautiful. I am glad you picked great plants to bring in the bees. I did not know that about mustard. So sorry it has taken me o long to see your video. I am worrking on catching up now. Best wishes. E
Thank you E . That was the funny thing, I chose so many plants to bring in the bees but those didn't work out, these plants taught me - hey we bring in the bees too!! And I followed it up with the video. Sometimes we just get caught up with life and seeing videos takes a back seat. It is totally alright , hope you are feeling better now , best wishes as always 😊.
Thank you I am trying to improve my garden and this has been a great help kit
Glad you enjoyed the video !!
My mustard in one container bolted and it is attracting attention, but our bee numbers are way down this year. My borage is just starting to bloom. We shall see. nice video!
+Kaye Kittrell | Late Bloomer Urban Organic Garden Show Currently the trees across my home are in full bloom with bright yellow flowers and I see alot of bees hovering. There are bee hives too in the trees and occasionally on the ledges of buildings that need to be removed periodically as the residents are afraid of getting stung. I keep wondering why my local bees did not even look at my borage!
+Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Well, bees are picky. Maybe the other flowers are even better than borage. I can tell you bees were going back and forth between the purple basil and the borage yesterday. Thinking of you I grabbed my camera and shot some footage. Don't know where it will be used.
Wow!! What a great video!
This is just so good, thank you for sharing.
Thank you !! Glad you enjoyed the video as much as I enjoyed putting it together :) .
Great video! Great advice! Thanks for sharing! :)
+Benja's Uber 1337 Hobby Thank you for watching and best wishes for your growing season:)
Tyvm
very interesting and great footage
Thank you 😊😊, hope all is well at your end, happy spring planting!
This is such a lovely video! Thank you for sharing!
+Madera Verde Garden Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching:)
Really enjoyed this, thank you. Best wishes from a fellow bee / butterfly admirer in Bristol, England :)
Just planted a tree today in my back garden, a flowering Japanese apricot tree, which I hope will attract bees.
Buddleia Buzz, a new, smaller than normal variety of Buddleia, might be good for attracting bees (it is certainly meant to be good for butterflies) and could be worth considering for your balcony... I have ordered a potted plant which I should receive by the end of May: I'll let you know how attractive the bees find it.
Keep up the good work :)
Thank you very much ! I'll look up the Buddleia and see if it is available here . Bees are just most fascinating , good wishes from Mumbai as well !
beautiful video, thank you, i am growing borage to attact the bees
Thanks !! I grew borage too 3 years ago , but the Indian bees didnt even go close to it , so I stopped , same with cone flower .
Loved the video....its beautiful to watch....am living in Mumbai on the 15th floor and my balcony has only space for a couple of people to stand...rest is covered with plants, trees in pots, bonsais(learning) and also a patio pond with water lilies....I was so thrilled seeing one can actually bring the bees and butterflies to your balcony....However I feel that owing to the height of my balcony (15th floor) this may be challenging.....having said that..nothings going to stop me from trying knowing that a fellow mumbaite has had such success...thanks a lot...I may trouble you for help maybe...:)
Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video . I love bees and I eagerly await their return each season when my garden has goodies for them. I'm on the 3rd floor and have a huge park right across. I suppose that helps me with the bee visits. Plenty of butterflies and wasps too . I had a blue banded bee visit as well , video on my channel. You can explore the stingless bee hive option , video again on my channel.
Hi, I really enjoyed this video very pretty Thanks.
+deb bracey Thank you so much , glad you enjoyed it !!
2nd try.. THank you for endorsing mustard. its pollen is best for making queen bees strong in the spring. In CAlifornia some people are trying to eradicated it evn though it was brought here to feed bees. go figure Good luck, choose love.
Oh is it ? I would choose mustard any time for the bees . Thanks for watching 😊 👍.
It was interesting to see the bees working the tomato blossoms. I almost never see pollinators on our tomato flowers. We grow sunflowers here. They draw in a lot of native bees.
That is surprising! So you hand pollinate your tomatoes? And it is helping to prevent cross pollinating!
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer
Since tomatoes are self pollinating, only a small amount of vibration from the wind will usually be enough to get the job done. Some people use vibration from an electric toothbrush to do the same thing. As long as ours seem to be setting on, I don't do anything, and let the wind take care of it, and we have plenty of wind here. Hot humid weather can keep them from self pollinating though, so here is just depends on the weather.
Midwest Gardener I have sunflowers and no bees where attracted
Try growing buckwheat and white clover next to your sunflowers. Both inexpensive, supposedly fast-growing/flowering and pollinator-friendly crops.
Polyculture for the win!
Thanks a lot I am begining to set my roof top garden was thinking not to have flower plants due to little space but now they will be part of my garden!
Is basil n sun hemp seeds avaible in all nursery?
Most welcome 😊 . Definitely flowers are essential to bring in the pollinators and to enhance our gardening experience . Sun hemp is not available year round , I found it only once in a garden store here in Mumbai , you should check where farmers would shop .
Basil is grown easily from seed and you will find sweet basil seeds easily in any garden store . You can check my sale post next month on my FB page , 5 varieties combo offer would be available .
@@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies yes I enquired about sun hemp in nursery but it's not avaible anyway there are plenty of flowering plants that attract bees n insects 🤝👏
I really enjoyed this video and the bees and you as well. Your voice is so intoxicating ☺and it goes well with the music in the background. I had to say that, I *couldn't* keep it to myself.😚
Hello, do you by chance know of any flowering plants for honeybees that do well in partial to full shade?
Sweet alyssum works well in lower sunlight conditions. They smell kind of like honey and are very easy to grow from seed.
They'll kind of sprawl and take over an area. I like to plant them on the edge of a container, and they'll spill over the side, making a floral "waterfall." Happy planting!
I'm glad I got that off my chest!💪🏾
Lovely video with good soundtrack..... Keep uploading plzzzzz..
I can ad to this great list :
Mediterranean flowers
Rosemary
Lavender
Excellent video ma'am🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😊😊😊
GREAT VIDEO What is the second one you said Sunheap ???? can you write it down for me
Thanks ! It is sunn hemp.
Very nice video. The average weeds that most people kill or pluck also attract many bees.
Thank you , yes wild flowers must be a favourite with native bees👍.
Hello my friend, this is an outstanding video, you are growing in confidence, take care my friend.
😆 Happily Growing on my own allotment channel in North Warwickshire, England.
Terry
Thank you very much Terry😀😀!!
nice very relaxing to watch
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video😊!
Thank s for this video 👍
Welcome !!
Your voice is like magic
Hello! Bless your Kind Heart for Loving our Bees!! Thank you so much for this video! I Live in an apartment and I have two bunny rabbits I absolutely adore with all my Heart, and I am now Caring for a female Carpenter Bee I found hurt on my deck last week. She's been doing well with honey and hummingbird nectar. I Honestly Love Charlotte very much, we developed a bond that gets stronger every day! I want to keep her Safe and Love her for as long as I can. Would you have any tips on indoor plants I can buy for her? Sadly Organic is very hard to find here, so as with my bunnies, I must vinegar wash all our produce greens and loose fresh herbs (not plants) before eating. How can I clean/wash an herb and flower plants? The same way? Would I do a "vinegar dip then fresh water rinse?" Would fresh flowers plants do well after a quick vinegar wash? I don't know any other way to wash off any insecticides. SO sad..but I will try to purchase the flowers you state here for her. 1000 bows to you for this video as well as any other information you can spare us. Have a Safe & Blessed Day xoxo
Hello , thank you so much for the kind words . I am clueless about indoor plants , zero experience with them. Organic is tough to find even here in India . Thorough soaking and washing of fruits and veges , some even keep them in a potassium permanganate solution to remove any unwanted bugs etc ( this is for humans though). Vinegar is good as well . Im sorry I am not of much help to you on your query. Good wishes to you , your rabbits and bee :)
Oh okay..I will try my best with what I've learned so far from your videos, and you were very helpful dear and so kind to reply back so fast. The Bunnies Shane & Thunda & Charlotte the Bee send their unconditional Love to you! Have a Blessed weekend Mumbai.
Lovely and super helpful video with pretty cinematography too! What song did you use?
Thanks , glad you enjoyed the video. Ill have to look for the music piece , it was from you tube library , once I find it I will put it in the description box.
u have just given me a loads of info as always. Thank you. loved the video. Loved the music. where did u get Sunn Hemp seeds. And how did u start rai in pots. It is just like buying seeds from a normal grocerry shop and just growing like normal seeds.
My Pineapple fruit has started growing
+Rohinton Irani Always a pleasure to have you comment on my videos, you are welcome! I got the sunn hemp from Namdeo Umaji Agro at Byculla, it is not always in stock , its a good idea to call and go. Rye is too simple to grow, just use the rye seeds you have in the kitchen and throw it in a container and very lightly cover with compost or soil and water, thats all, it needs no care whatsoever. Pineapple is awesome, congrats, what else is growing in your garden?
This is so cute! Thank you :) ❤️
Glad you enjoyed the video !!
Nice voice over very captivating
Thanks a lot 😊
trying loads of things. last month got 2 cabbage. Tomato which is always a failure gave me only 5 tomatoes from 1 plant. 4/5 radish which were shapeless as i transplanted them from paper cup (lesson learnt) . Chillies. Just got 3 bhut jalokia on my plant. they r still green. Now started bottle gourd in a cup which has just come up 3 days ago.
+Rohinton Irani Thats awesome, hope you have good success in your garden!
LoL I also did not appreciate growing flowers when I first started.
This is a very beautiful video :)
+Across The Pond Lol the garden has its ways of teaching us the obvious isn't it? Thank you for appreciating:)
Very interesting!
+TheOldLookOutLodge Thank you for watching!
Thank you for your advice
+madhuri jadhaw You are very welcome!
A beautiful video 💖
Is Mumbai tropical india or temperate one??
We Try We are tropical .
From where did you collect these nice plants??
All seed grown , thanks .