It shows a blinking recording light

It's working!

chatham county nc

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Debbie, I enjoy seeing all your pictures via Facebook. Just lovely!

Woo hoo! Happy Anniversary (almost), Ms. Debbie! :-)

the best garden ever!

any suggestions for how to hear Debbie speaking? I see power point slides and see Debbie talking but no sound.

Is your volume turned up on your keyboard?

you need to join with computer audio or there should be a call in option as well

Turn up the speakers on your computer.

Ellen, look at lower left for microphone icon. Use arrow to adjust settings.

next to unmute/mute at the bottom there is an audio menu. You can also check there

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I think he's still on mute. Can't hear him.

I can hear him, check your volume

Go under Zoom at the top menu and then Preferences and test your speaker

Leslie you can also check your audio settings by clicking on the little arrow next to the unmute option on the bottom.

Ester Garner is not muted

thanks, I am now

beautiful!!

so cool!

Gorgeous images

Nature is incredible

WOW - who knew! Amazing!

Why are they called Bumble?

training bumblebees? might be a new hobby in isolation....

Cuckoo Bumble Bee...Wow!

pix of bumblebee vs honeybee

Like Cowbirds--predatory nesters

oh wow that's horrifying

So awful!!

what do you mean by alter pollination networks?

Also, the book by Elsa Y from NCSU has all native bees from our area!

My resource list that I am sending later will have all the books

Thanks, Debbie.

What an amazing resource!

There are lots of bumbles bees and carpenter bees here where I live east of Louisburg, NC. Don't know which types.

What should we do (if anything) when we find a dead bee in our yard for the benefit of research?

that was excellent, thank you

Thank you

Thanks, great content...

Thank you, Rich! Fabulous information!

Thank you Mr. Rich!

You're welcome!

Really, the technology we have available to us to do these things is amazing. Thank you, Rich!

Fascinating Rich. Thank you

That information was unbeelievable - thanks :)

:^)

Ha!

Thanks for BEEing so informative :)

will they forage on hellebores in early spring

Funny, I've never heard these bee puns before...

:)

Advice for what to plant in deer-heavy areas?

Hahaha, I'm sure ;)

if I spray some plants with deterrent to keep deer from eating them, will it keep bumble bees away? (Non-toxic)

That is a good question. Definitely try not to spray blooms.

thanks!

But spray on nonblooming plants should be fine

We have a huge population of carpenter bees. Do they compete with bumble bees and impact bumble bee population? Should we try to eliminate some carpenter bees?

No, carpenter bees are native too

part of the system!

I see a lot of bees on clover right now!

OK, thanks...

But, they can affect structures if they are nesting in your house. So beware...

Will bee houses (with the bamboo inserts) help with the carpenter bees? What other types of bees do they support?

Those provide nesting resources for mason bees and leafcutter bees

I'm a member of Xerces - thanks for your work there! Great publications....

Thanks, Dianne!

Thanks Rich!

Sure!

Advice for what to plant in deer-heavy areas?

Will buttonbush bloom the first year or do I need to wait?

I'm going to let Debbie answer some of these NC plant/deer questions

Thanks!

Joe-pye weed is a GREAT insect plant

Love Joe-pye!

what makes a plant a special value? Is it because they specialize on the plant?

The most species of bees on one plant was my Pycnanthemum virginianum. Virginia mountain mint

I’m a honeybeekeeper - we get SO many calls for bumble bees in bird houses

You can encourage people to submit nest sightings in Bumble Bee watch so we can learn more about them

I’ll add that to our Wake Co Beeekeeper web sit!

site

I didn't show that part of BBW, but here is a link: https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/app/#/checklist/nest/add

OK, will do...

is there something that will attack bumble bee nests? is there some way to protect them?

Ants are probably the biggest "pest"

But any predator will dig them up for the larvae. Lots of protein

unfortunately fire ants are now endemic here

I guess the more sites available then, the better chance they have.

Their stings do a pretty good job of protecting themselves from mammals

good to hear i have pipelines and no caterpillars yet so will be patient

do bumble bees need a water source

No.

Honey bees do to maintain honey viscosity.

Could you say again the best time to mow if we mow only twice a year?

I put a new kitchen scrubber to float on my bird bath. Bumble bees come and rest and drink.

But not bumble bees (at least not regularly - not saying they never drink water

when will recording be available

This was great, thanks so much...

What do you use for fire ants

You can add some small rocks into your birdbaths for the bees and hummingbirds.

Wonderful information Debbie and Rich!

What should we do if anything, if we find a dead bee in our yards, for the benefit of research?

please do more of these informative Zooms in the future.

You can submit data to bumble bee watch

individual dead bees may be natural

Do you have a specific native pollinator suggestions for wet clay soils with part shade? Lobelia?

Thank you, my 7-year old daughter and I learned a lot! We look forward to participating in BBW.

hundreds or thousands should be reported to department of agriculture or whoever manages pesticides in your state

what makes a plant a special value to bees? Is it because they specialize on the plant?

is your fireant treatment on your website?

This has been a fantastic educational experience. Thank you. Will be watching the recording many times.

Thank you so much, awesome presentations!

Thank you both so much!

Thank you

great presentations - thank ya'll

Thank you all for coming.

Learned so much--great job!

Excellent presentation. THANK you

Thank you, this has been great

thank you both.

This has been excellent! Thank you so much Debbie and Rich.

so much valuable information! Thanks

This has been great! I'm looking forward to using bumble bee watch.

Please send list of 15 NC bees

Thank you so much!

Is the app Bumble Bee Watch app the same as the website?

Thank you both ! Great presentations.

Excellent presentation!

Another great book is “The Bees of North Carolina” from NCSU Extension (not just bumble)

best times to mow the same as rake?

Great presentations! Thank you!

Thank you—very interesting. My favorite plant for native bees and wasps is Titi small tree.

This has been terrific. Lots of great information. Thank you so much for putting this together! :-)

Thanks!

Thank you! Great stuff!

Great information, excellent presentations. Thank you both!

Thank you!

Great programs!!

Thanks to you both!

Thank you so much. This was excellent!

superb

Thanks so much! Awesome presentation! Appreciate you both sharing your knowledge with all of us :)

thank you to both presentors. Great meeting !

when will recording be available

excellent presentation

Great one, stayed up to 3AM for this

Great information. Thank you,

Thanks so much, Debbie and Rich! Great presentations!

THANKS! LOVE THE BEEs

Thank you!

Thanks again!

thanks!

Great job. Thanks for all the resources.

Thank you both!