tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post1507497376176607858..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Skies, vines, hills, and treesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68281560252559894892017-06-01T07:56:38.976+02:002017-06-01T07:56:38.976+02:00I just got back from this morning's walk. Ther...I just got back from this morning's walk. There are definitely anthills on the road, and I can see ants going in and out. At the other spot, where there are hundreds of anthill-looking things, I see no ants. So I guess those are miner bees' nests. Glad to know it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54266518187197642422017-05-31T22:36:16.244+02:002017-05-31T22:36:16.244+02:00THAT is an acacia? Oh my, I just planted one for t...THAT is an acacia? Oh my, I just planted one for the balcony...<br />Onevikinggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332629675054714173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2430491176730901412017-05-31T16:04:23.291+02:002017-05-31T16:04:23.291+02:00"It actually feels cold this morning, though ..."It actually feels cold this morning, though it's only about 16ºC / 60ºF outside."<br /> We're hoping to hit 60 degrees here in Portland (Maine) today. And it's 60 inside. We turned off the heat a week or so ago, and I can't bear to turn it on now that it's almost June.<br /> As to apple trees, a few years ago we had something similar happen to apple trees as happened to vineyards in much of France this year. Due to early warmth, apple trees got off to a good, early start, only to get hit by a late freeze. Some apple orchards lost their entire crop that year.Bob Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349830722788278723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-51479321049408513932017-05-31T14:32:03.570+02:002017-05-31T14:32:03.570+02:00Interesting about the mining bee-- I've never ...Interesting about the mining bee-- I've never heard of mining bees.<br />Very inviting photos :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46814109401842567312017-05-31T14:30:01.139+02:002017-05-31T14:30:01.139+02:00I googled mining bee holes photos and ant hill pho...I googled mining bee holes photos and ant hill photos and they are pretty much identical .. I guess if you see an ant, you can tell what kind of hole it is lol<br />If I could, I would border my property with Acacia trees ... they are so lovely.. Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2480521482242623512017-05-31T14:14:21.368+02:002017-05-31T14:14:21.368+02:00evidently a good portion of the Georgia peach crop...evidently a good portion of the Georgia peach crop was lost due to late freeze.....sadmelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47008120570610987692017-05-31T10:42:08.883+02:002017-05-31T10:42:08.883+02:00That's interesting. Walt says he took the same...That's interesting. Walt says he took the same picture and he saw ants going in and out of the hole/hill. It's true that I didn't see any ants in the place where I took the picture, at least not at that moment. I'll go have another look and take more photos.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11156026887293464382017-05-31T08:04:15.672+02:002017-05-31T08:04:15.672+02:00Ken, Susan will....no doubt... correct me, but tha...Ken, Susan will....no doubt... correct me, but that doesn't look like an ant hill..... I think it might be a mining bee hole?<br />The frass around an anthill is usually more spread out.....and the opening kept clear. Here it looks like a little hillock where the bee has dug down into the soil to make her burrow and lay her eggs. These small solitary bees are more important for pollinating crops than any number of hives. I believe that 60% is done by wild bees....only some 6% by honey bees and the rest by other insects.Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com