Where have the bees gone?
I have a rather large, seemingly healthy eggplant…. plant, but no egg plant fruits.
I have watered, I have fertilized I have talked lovingly, wishing it healthy spurts of growth. No eggplants! So I did what every one does…. I asked my mother. “Have you seen any bees?” she said.
Light bulb moment “No I haven’t!” So I did what every one does and looked it up on the internet…. Eggplant … plants drop their flowers before fruit because of the lack of water… meh! And a lack of pollination… from bees.
Enter my paint brush! I’ve decided to try to do the job of our missing bees. For this I will talk especially lovingly to my eggplant! As I flit from flower to flower I think about how much easier it would be if the bees were able to do their job of spreading the love! As for me… I miss the bees!
Tags: a mouse in the house, bees, children's illustration, digital art, egg plant, houston, illustration, queen bbe, roberta baird
July 7th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Nice work Robarta. A bee with a handbag and vintage hat?
Who would have thought.
Congrats on being an eggplant mum.
July 8th, 2010 at 1:06 am
Awwwww, that is one adorable bee! I sure hope her friends return. COME BACK BEES! WE LOVE YOU!!!
July 8th, 2010 at 3:40 am
Lovely bee Roberta – good luck with your paintbrush! Interesting video – are you planting a meadow in a pot too?
July 8th, 2010 at 5:10 am
Love your bee,she’s so cute!About eggplant,you’ll see it be ok soon or later!
July 8th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Oh! your bee lady puts a bee in my bonnet!
You did a fabulous job on her she is chock
full of goodness
every spring on my walks i stand in the fields
to listen for the bees and the last few years it
has been quiet but this year i could hear the loud
hum before i even got to the field so this is a good
sign
July 8th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
I just read a study that a researcher thinks that the bees are gone because of cell phones. That would really stink if that is the case! I love your bee illo and kudos to you for for giving your little eggplant help. We go around our tomatoes and gently shake the branches to help the pollination.
btw Thanks for visiting my blog also!