tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post6522881590958109765..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Bees need dandelions but dandelions don't need beesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-3868060448168337222015-05-06T11:02:40.049+00:002015-05-06T11:02:40.049+00:00A brilliant and exceedingly interesting post with ...A brilliant and exceedingly interesting post with some great photos. When it stops raining I'll be out in the garden with magnifying glass and hand lens to look closely at the flowers :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-63050425633707479392015-05-06T07:47:04.871+00:002015-05-06T07:47:04.871+00:00I think dandelions are a beautiful addition to a g...I think dandelions are a beautiful addition to a garden in spring and you can easily prevent them from taking the garden over just by removing the seed heads.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-84530714480836941942015-05-06T07:44:53.161+00:002015-05-06T07:44:53.161+00:00All insect life passes by when you sit and watch a...All insect life passes by when you sit and watch a patch of dandelions for an hour!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-39776085201167924012015-05-06T07:44:12.716+00:002015-05-06T07:44:12.716+00:00Really interesting that you should mention that, K...Really interesting that you should mention that, Kate. One of the major objections to GM crops is that they can transfer their genes to non-GM crops via their pollen. An apomictic GM crop that was engineered not to produce pollen would set seeds reliably without insects and couldn't contaminate non-GM crops. There has been a lot of research into that.....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-16673043538710585632015-05-06T07:40:46.561+00:002015-05-06T07:40:46.561+00:00I always let then flower then keep them under cont...I always let then flower then keep them under control (and the neighbours happy) by pulling off the dead flower heads before they can scatter their seedsPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-85814007482472184582015-05-06T07:39:29.807+00:002015-05-06T07:39:29.807+00:00Long ribbons of golden road verge here too - a won...Long ribbons of golden road verge here too - a wonderful sight! Must be supporting uncountable numbers of bees.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-4242792198572889892015-05-06T07:29:58.782+00:002015-05-06T07:29:58.782+00:00Great post with fascinating information. I didn...Great post with fascinating information. I didn't know that about Dandelions, but have been admiring them close-up in the garden here. I don't understand how we have created a situation where we call important wild flowers necessary to our insect life weeds and set out to deliberately destroy them, particularly when wild flowers are so aesthetically pleasing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-25346989995564206752015-05-05T18:25:55.378+00:002015-05-05T18:25:55.378+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Miss Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251787869799088477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-56984931620718516232015-05-05T18:19:13.749+00:002015-05-05T18:19:13.749+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Miss Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251787869799088477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-42289432206087613962015-05-05T16:54:21.540+00:002015-05-05T16:54:21.540+00:00Apart from that they are very pretty flowers too.Apart from that they are very pretty flowers too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-41393292755649129292015-05-05T16:40:22.356+00:002015-05-05T16:40:22.356+00:00Fascinating stuff Phil.
A great site to see all th...Fascinating stuff Phil.<br />A great site to see all the Dandelions blooming along the roadside verges at the moment. Sadly though, our local Council are out with the mowers this afternoon. Such a shame.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.com