FabSwingers.com forum: Daffodils

By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

They come out early and there are no bees around. What am I missing here? Is it because they are bulbs and do not need pollination? Is there something called daffodil honey?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The bees are buzzy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wake up bees.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"Wake up bees."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Plenty of bees around these past few days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There’s lots of bees around Tom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They come out early and there are no bees around. What am I missing here? Is it because they are bulbs and do not need pollination? Is there something called daffodil honey? "

Been out here for 2 months ... just normal for nature! Not all plants require bees ...

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I have not seen a bee or wasp this year yet.. but if they are out can you get daffodil honey..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have not seen a bee or wasp this year yet.. but if they are out can you get daffodil honey.."

Ah. Well that must mean there’s none, if you haven’t seen any

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Daffodils do most of their reproduction naturally through bulb division, so they're fairly asexual, hence their low numbers on here.

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"I have not seen a bee or wasp this year yet.. but if they are out can you get daffodil honey..

Ah. Well that must mean there’s none, if you haven’t seen any"

I am not disagreeing. I just haven't seen any

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

I've seen plenty of Bees about the last few days.

Mainly the huge fuck off Bumble Bees .

One I saw yesterday I swear it was the size of a Pelican

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

A quick Google tells me bees don't especially like daffodils, so there you go.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Wake up Toms!

This is serious!

Daffodils are asexual. That is they don't need there pollen taken from one flower and dropped in another flower.

They are asexual and reproduce via their bulbs... which remain dormant in the ground until Spring.

Wild daffodils can be sexual and when pollenated do disperse small black seed but this is not common.

Take it seriously Tom..

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I mean their pollen ......

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

There are wild daffodils?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"There are wild daffodils? "

Yes dear x

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By *angOnBunnyCouple
over a year ago

Ipswich

Our garden is buzzing with Bees. There are loads of them hanging around all the bulbs!

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By *affeine DuskMan
over a year ago

Caerphilly

Bees don't speak Welsh so they're having none of it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The bees are self isolating ...

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"There are wild daffodils?

Yes dear x"

How do you tell them apart ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Daffodils have lost the need to be pollinated because they are grown from bulbs!

I think thats why Bees have hardly any interest in them x

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"Daffodils have lost the need to be pollinated because they are grown from bulbs!

I think thats why Bees have hardly any interest in them x"

Ah thank you. So no honey then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Daffodils have lost the need to be pollinated because they are grown from bulbs!

I think thats why Bees have hardly any interest in them x

Ah thank you. So no honey then "

Nope lol

Honey is made by social honey-making bees to feed the hive & the queen through the winter. Most bee species don't make honey because they are not social bees and don't live in a hive; most bee species are solitary bees.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sorry im abit of a wildlife geek and absolutely love Bees xx

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I like bees ...

I tried buying some once but it didn't work out

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

I can’t answer as to why but, I’m pleased they are out early - kinda cheers you up

Welcome back btw Tom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw a few bees today

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By *othin 2 proveCouple
over a year ago

Blackpool

Had an enormous bee trying to get into the house last week honey. xx

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"I can’t answer as to why but, I’m pleased they are out early - kinda cheers you up

Welcome back btw Tom

Many thanks.. I am staying out of controversy for now so hence the daffs thread..

As I was saying, I tried to buy some bees but it it didn't work out..

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By *etLikeMan
over a year ago

most fundamental aspects

"Daffodils have lost the need to be pollinated because they are grown from bulbs!

I think thats why Bees have hardly any interest in them x

Ah thank you. So no honey then

Nope lol

Solitary bees:

Kind of like a large proportion of the human population at the moment!

It’s more than bees who pollinate anyway. Wasps, flies all help with pollination

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"There are wild daffodils?

Yes dear x

How do you tell them apart ?"

Daffy has a birthmark and Dilly doesn't

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"I can’t answer as to why but, I’m pleased they are out early - kinda cheers you up

Welcome back btw Tom

Many thanks.. I am staying out of controversy for now so hence the daffs thread..

As I was saying, I tried to buy some bees but it it didn't work out.."

That's wise Tom. It's a stressful time for all. The fallout can be watched from afar.......

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

No bees? They’re f£&@ing everywhere

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No bees? They’re f£&@ing everywhere

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they only fuck in the hive. Just the queen gets some.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No bees? They’re f£&@ing everywhere

I agree, i saw 6 species in my garden today around my wildlife pond xx

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