I'm planting this for bees. Has anyone seen any bees on it? Has the seed been treated with any chemicals or pesticides?
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It is treated with inoculant to prevent disease, etc. Still won't hurt bees.
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I don't know about neonics or other such treatments, but last season the bees adored it. Perhaps Outside Pride have a website with more info.
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Honey bees love clover. I don't think it was treated but treatment on seeds won't affect bees feeding on flowers. (Biology minor).
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I have seen many types of insects on my clover plants and the clover spreads like crazy in early summer, late spring. I have ordered more seed that I will plant in other areas of my yard during the wet part of April - am very happy with my clover
1139983
no. It was for stinkbugs. We want bees to come into our flowers and garden to pollinate.
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I am sorry to say I planted the seeds and nothing happened. I must confess I do not have a green thumb but decided to try it as price was right. I have had many bonsai plants over the years and have 2 aralia plants and a desert rose, both years old and beautiful. The wisteria seeds, on the other hand, was a negative experience.
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Call the manufacturer but I do believe it is non-discriminating. I had glorious blooms with use of this product but I also had no honey bees that year. Last year I opted not to use it and used a little Epsom salts instead, to help boost growth/blooms. I had way more honey bees. Not certain if that's coincidental or not. I won't use anything like the Bayer Advanced again. sorry
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I haven't used this particular brand but I have used other sticky traps and basically they trap anything that lands on it. However, I only ever saw one bee on any of my traps. I don't think the bees naturally gravitate to what you are coating, as they go for pollen on the flowers. So theoretically they are much less likely to land on it.
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The short answer is: MAYBE (if the bees come into direct contact with the solution before it dries it could cause some problems). Once it dries, it should not present a problem, unless it happens to be on the pollen bearing parts of the plant flower AND is combined with any kind of insecticide. If that happens, the contact between the bee and that pollen surface will likely cause insecticide transfer to the bee, and, of course, would then be fatal to the bee. Virtually ALL insecticides will result in the same outcome if the bee has such contact. If insect (bee) absorbs the insecticide, directly or indirectly, the result is fatal. However, if ONLY a fungicide is used, then the bees will likely survive such contact. Hope that answers the question
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Not that we are aware of. Have used it for many years and still have bees and insects.
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We bought ours back in the summer. Have had no problems with bees or wasps. Did have ant problems until I bought the ant mote and filled it with water. No more ant problems. The birds flock to it like bees to honey.
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I personally have not had a problem with bees. I use this feeder because the holes are larger than the average hummingbird holes, so orioles can eat from this feeder. I actually have more orioles using this feeder than hummers. Since I'm trying to attract orioles, that works for me. If you're only feeding hummers and you have lots of bees, then you should look at the other types of bee-resistant feeders.
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I haven't found anything this stuff won't kill... Specifically bees? Not sure
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Cheryl: I've had this feeder up for about a month and have seen no evidence of bees feeding from it. However, that's no guarantee that you might have no problem at your location. That said, so far this is the best feeder I've ever had.
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I use this in my organic garden and I have never had seed issues from using this straw. However I do have weed problems from my neighbor not clearing his property but still no weeds in my barrels.
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Well its made from a different type of seed. Go to the manufacturer web site to see...
62007
Don't buy it. It is so toxic, really. Not worth it for your own health and the environment. I would place the orchids in a window with direct sun for a few weeks, or I would use a toothbrush and some dishsoap in water to clean the surfaces of the plant (if mites/larva are the problem). Steer clear of such harsh chemicals though. This is banned in Europe. It is what is causing the honeybee collapse in the US.
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I can say from experience that it does not kill honeybees. Im a backyard beekeeper and had to do a lot of research to find this stuff. Most pesticides/insecticides will harm all insects, but this seems to only kill leaf eating bugs. I used this in my borer infested garden and it worked! No more dead squash plants! It will also work well for tomato worms. I do spray this at dusk just to be on the safe side. (Honeybees return to their hive at sunset.)
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I'm not sure if it will actually KILL pollinators, but they certainly don't come near the flowers of plants treated with this product. I've seen bumblebees come toward a flower and immediately back off. Unfortunately, Japanese beetles are not so easily discouraged ... although I must say that they aren't nearly as populous on my rose blooms with this treatment as they are without it!
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I have 2 closed terrariums made with this assortment of live moss. It hasn't happened to me. Must have been shipped with dormant larvae that hatched. The bugs shouldn't hurt anything, I don't think.