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| City Chick |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 08:13:01 AM
http://www.greatsunflower.org/
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By watching and recording the bees at sunflowers in your garden, you can help us understand the challenges that bees are facing. We'll be sending out annual Lemon Queen sunflower seeds in early March 2009. Just in time to plant!
* It takes less than 30 minutes.
* It's easy.
* Free Sunflower seeds for planting.
* No knowledge of bees required!
Enter your bee counts online or send us your paper form.
We would love to have you join us; let’s help our most important pollinators together!
If you signed up in 2008, we will send you seeds again this spring. We'll send you an email this winter to confirm your mailing address and if you respond, your seed will go out in late March or early April.
We love having beekeepers participate.
http://www.xanga.com/My_Pondering_Place |
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| CherryMeDarlin |
Posted - Jun 16 2009 : 09:53:59 AM
FINALLY received my seeds!!! Most all of them seem to be in good condition. I don't know how well they're going to grow, though, because we've reached true summertime here in Bama with mid-90 degree temps. Guess my growing skills will be put to the test!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
| asnedecor |
Posted - May 30 2009 : 07:17:45 AM
I received my seeds a few weeks ago and just planted last Sunday. Thing is the seeds I got were very few and mostly looked to be broken and just shells, so I am thinking I may not get anything. Luckily I planted other sunflowers as well, so not all will be lost - hopefully.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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| pamcook |
Posted - May 29 2009 : 08:54:00 AM
I haven't. I ended up buying some.
www.ikat.org
www.longaberger.com/pamcook |
| CherryMeDarlin |
Posted - May 26 2009 : 4:13:10 PM
Anyone else still not received their seeds?
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
| sleepless reader |
Posted - Apr 29 2009 : 1:57:25 PM
Recieved my seeds a week or so ago and got them planted today.
Sharon
Farmgirl Sister #74
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
| CherryMeDarlin |
Posted - Apr 29 2009 : 11:35:35 AM
Oh, Julia, I want to be a beekeeper, too! I read about it online, bought books about it, looked through the local farmer papers for someone nearby who sells queens, even found a mentor, and finally told the hubs about what I wanted to do.
The look he gave me may as well have been a grand piano falling on my head. He said, "You're kidding, right?"
The dream-killer!
Sooo.....
....one day I shall just come home with everything I need and simply do it myself!
~~Cherry~~
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
| Julia |
Posted - Apr 29 2009 : 11:01:23 AM
Just signed up! I think this will be fun. I have always loved bees, as my grandpa, who lived next door to us, raised bees. He built a screened porch for his extracting machine, so we kids could watch without getting in the way. Honey day was always wonderful for us as he gave each of us a chunk of honeycomb to eat as we watched him work. I would love to have bees myself some day.
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
#440 |
| katmom |
Posted - Apr 28 2009 : 08:09:58 AM
Oh I so miss growing Sunflowers.....I use to grow the mammoth ones back in Calif.
I would dry the heads & de-seed them & add them to my bird feed.
I planted regular Sunflowers up here last , I was so excited as the grew, and just as the heads would start to open, gosh darn~it,,,the deer would feast on them....it never occured to me to plant them inside my fenced off garden,,,duh! I also grew zucchini outside the fence,,,,that the deer left alone! picky little eaters!
I had great success with Crythimums(sp) and got several variety of bees always visiting the plants....bumbles, mason & honey bees, and yes some yellow-jackets too! uugghh! The Mason Bees are really cool and thanx to Carol up in Marysville, WA., she posted some interesting info on Mason Bees. I really need bees for my small orchard & lavender & other plantings. The sad thing is I have not seen any out yet thanx to this aweful weather we are having(still). But I am keeping my fingers crossed for sunshine & bees. And yes, I will be planting Sunflowers but this time inside my fenced garden! lol!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| Alee |
Posted - Apr 27 2009 : 07:46:23 AM
I just joined!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
Put your pin on the farmgirl map! www.farmgirlmap.blogspot.com |
| CherryMeDarlin |
Posted - Apr 27 2009 : 07:30:03 AM
Wonderful! I was finally able to sign-up! Had to send an email and reset a password I never set to begin with, but I'm there now! And I can't wait to get my seeds and get them planted! I was working in the garden the other day and one little honeybee kept me company, hungry for the marigolds I was planting!
Goodness, if I ever tire of getting excited over the smallest things, like a lonely, little honeybee and seeds, then I may as well never get out of bed!
~~Cherry~~
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
| Alee |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 3:21:17 PM
Oh I will have to sign up!
On our walk the other day I saw 2 bees cathering pollen at dandylions! I was so thrilled to see them!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
Put your pin on the farmgirl map! www.farmgirlmap.blogspot.com |
| CherryMeDarlin |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 11:52:18 AM
Thank you, thank you, Deb! I'm so glad you said "There is nothing on their site about that." I thought I was losing it or just overlooking it! I'll keep trying with it...
~~Cherry~~
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
| City Chick |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 10:40:53 AM
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When are seeds sent?
Fri, 04/17/2009 - 03:59 — Gretchen Lebuhn
We sent out two rounds of seeds in early April. I actually didn't get mine in my mailbox until April 15 so, I expect many of you are getting them right now. There were about 80 addresses that were entered that either didn't have full information or the person had moved. I'll try to post that list somewhere. The next round of seeds will leave here the last week of April and should arrive in mailboxes the first week of May. If you signed up in 2009, you will definitely get sent seeds. If you signed up before then, you need to check back in using the link on the homepage.
Remember to write down the date you plant the seeds. We're hoping to help out the National Phenology Network this year.
Bee Well,
Gretchen
I don't know what kind of problems they could be having with creating an account. There is nothing on their site about that.
http://www.greatsunflower.org/en/user Try that link - it's more direct. If that helps.
http://www.xanga.com/My_Pondering_Place |
| Michigan Girl in TX |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 09:45:21 AM
This is great! I added some more bee and butterfly friendly flowers this spring, and had been thinking about sunflowers. My kids will LOVE this too! I signed up.... thanks for the info!
~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
| CherryMeDarlin |
Posted - Apr 23 2009 : 09:12:02 AM
Anyone else have problems even creating an account with them? I've been waiting for several hours for a reply email to no avail! When I return to the site for help, it tells me to contact the site admin, but I can't find the place to do that. Help? Please? Anyone?
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
| traceyg |
Posted - Apr 22 2009 : 07:38:56 AM
I haven't received my seeds yet ... how long should it take? The sun is FINALLY out and I feel like planting!!! 
traceyg
Farmgirl #114
Life is sweet ... Bee happy! |
| pamcook |
Posted - Apr 22 2009 : 06:55:08 AM
I planted some bee balm and will plant some sunflowers. I rarely see honey bees - it makes me so sad! There's plenty of space on our property for a hive - I keep hoping to find someone who will maintain one on our property in exchange for some honey. Has anyone ever tried just throwing out wildflower seeds into "wild areas" of your property? Surely some of them would grow?
www.ikat.org
www.longaberger.com/pamcook |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 21 2009 : 4:34:09 PM
I just signed up!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Apr 18 2009 : 5:38:42 PM
I got my seeds yesterday! I have not had time to read the paper yet, but will later. We have lots of honey bees around here. It sounds like NYC sometimes when I'm out picking beans, it's so noisy with them on the corn. I'm not sure about counting all these bees.
Kris
Life is what you make it. Always has been. Always will be. |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 18 2009 : 3:36:02 PM
I love the bees too - the vacation I was on was to France, where it was almost spring (beginning of March) but still not really, but while at the cemetery in Normandy there was heather blooming and lots of bumble bees - it really made me smile. I'm trying to plant lots of native, bee-friendly flowers
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| electricdunce |
Posted - Apr 18 2009 : 1:37:43 PM
I have my sunflower seeds, but I've already got lots of bees visiting the blooming things right now. I love bees.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
http://moodranch.blogspot.com
http://domesticnonsense.etsy.com |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 18 2009 : 1:06:45 PM
Oh cool - so glad you posted this, I just read about this in a magazine and was going to post. I was on vacation when you first posted or I would have responded sooner;)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| marcy jo |
Posted - Apr 18 2009 : 07:18:27 AM
I signed up me and my uncle!! I just got my seeds yesterday but I bought some and already started those. Not only will they help the bees they will make a wonderful natural wall for my yard!!! Dont know why I never thought of that before!!
Marcy #257
http://marcysmarket.blogspot.com |
| traceyg |
Posted - Mar 25 2009 : 06:36:30 AM
Count me in!!
We are beekeepers and we love sunflowers ... what could be better?! 
Tracey #114
Life is sweet ... Bee happy! |
| Contrary Wife |
Posted - Mar 25 2009 : 06:34:47 AM
I joined!! I think I will get my grandbeasties involved with this ;^)
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 3
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
