Worth the Wait
Posted by Lesley on June 29, 2009
Here are the Purple Coneflowers I talked about yesterday; they were well worth the wait! They bloomed the first year and are twice the size and show this year. They also attract a lot of bees – almost as many as my sunflowers. Along with chickens, people keep bees in their backyards. Every time I think about this, I immediately envision myself frantically running in circles and swatting at my head. I just have a feeling that’s how my beekeeping would go. Still, I enjoy their presence in small manageable numbers, and it’s hard not to be sympathetic with the honeybee crisis. So in return for their hard work pollinating all my flowers and vegetables, I’ll keep planting their favorite flowers. But that’s about where my sympathy ends; that big suit and smoke sprayer seem way too hot for Florida summers! 
Here are the Purple Coneflowers I talked about yesterday; they were well worth the wait! They bloomed the first year and are twice the size and show this year. They also attract a lot of bees – almost as many as my sunflowers. Along with chickens, people keep bees in their backyards. Every time I think about this, I immediately envision myself frantically running in circles and swatting at my head. I just have a feeling that’s how my beekeeping would go. Still, I enjoy their presence in small manageable numbers, and it’s hard not to be sympathetic with the honeybee crisis. So in return for their hard work pollinating all my flowers and vegetables, I’ll keep planting their favorite flowers. But that’s about where my sympathy ends; that big suit and smoke sprayer seem way too hot for Florida summers! 
