Stevns Klint World Heritage Center - this is the place where a huge Asteroid has hit the Earth 65 million years ago. Yes, the very one which killed all the Dinosaurs. |
After seeing this huge wild meadow my heart felt warm and joyful. I was so happy for all the buzzing pollinators which call this place home. My bees sure will be very jealous when I tell them what I've seen here today since my lady bees mostly have huge expanses of wheat/canola/oat fields. The biodiversity here is just breathtaking! So many flowering plants it just feels like haven!
Hawks Beard
Eventhoguh Tansy is not rich in nectar the bees sure are interested in it
and so are Ladybirds and various flies
Huge amounts of Great Knapweed :)
There are many more plants here like Wild Marjoram, some wild onions and all sorts of clover and bushes like Hawthorn and Sloe as well as trees like Maple etc ...
Denmarks used to be like this before the World War II and I dont see a reason why it can't look the same today. There sure is a way to base our agri-culture on Biodiversity. We just need to fight for it since there are many people in power which are greedy and ignorant and there are also those who are just waiting for you and me to fight along for a better, biodiverse nature :)
My bees at home are still scavenging any flower they can find which is mostly on the roadside;
Hawks Beard
Hawkbit
Giant Willowherb Ebilobium hirsutum
White Clover (note light brown pollen)
I love your comments and sharing of your experiences. I am a student of Les Crowder my mentor and author of Top Bar Beekeeping, Organic Practices for Honeybee Health and owner of Fortheloveofbees.com.
ReplyDeleteYou and he are examples for those of us trying to care for Honeybees and pollinators. No chemicals, just natural beekeeping
Thank you Susan. Great to see more people going natural
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