Carpenter Bees and Ginger

There were at least half a dozen carpenter bees dining on this cluster of flowering gingers!

Great capture of the bees. Could you post the full size pic?

A delightful banner, the coloration is a perfect complimentary to the logo.

Incredible banner Casey!

Great banner Casey! Wonderful photo of the bees.

Beautiful!

OHHHHH BOY.

Love the bees!!! Great banner!!!

Thank you @Marilyn, @Fleur569, @crawgarden, @Frenchy21, @IrisLilli, @ge1836, @cocoajuno!! And thank you @Marilyn, @Fleur569, and @IrisLilli for the acorns!!!

Marilyn, here are a couple of pics. The carpenter bees were loving the gingers!!!

Casey!

Lovely banner Casey!

Beautiful bees & flowers, Casey!

Thanks for posting the pics.

And be warm & safe there in NC with all the snow & ice.
Peanut M&M's, flashlight, extra batteries, blanket, water, T.P., police whistle, charged cell phone...
if you have to go out in it.

But you probably have all that & more in your trunk already. ;)

Yay to your photo but boo to the destruction the carpenter bees can cause. Your ginger looks lovely. I have never had much luck getting bloom on mine.

Exceptional pictures Casey! Nice banner as well.

Thanks for the pics Casey. Do you know the variety of the Ginger? The bees are sure loving the flowers!

Ah, you're welcome Marilyn! It's Daniel Weeks. I bought it and a couple of others (Kin Ogi, Dr. Moy and another but the name escapes me) from Plant Delights (in Leslie's area!) Daniel has definitely been the stronger grower of the group. I also have a white butterfly ginger, but not sure of the specific variety for that one.

Leslie - Yeah, those carpenter bees are quite destructive. And we have a ton of them. :)

Cal - Too funny! Think the peanut M&Ms may be the most important item in that group.

And thank you @GaNinFl/, @iciris, @EscondidoCal, @Lestv, @TBGDN for the kind words!!!

Thanks for the variety name Casey. I pulled up the database on it if anyone wants to take a look at it.

Ginger Lily (Hedychium 'Daniel Weeks')

Thanks for the variety name Casey. I pulled up the database on it if anyone wants to take a look at it.

Ginger Lily (Hedychium 'Daniel Weeks')

My Mom used to refer to these bees as borer bees. I forgot that they can be destructive.

greenappleagnes said:

Cal - Too funny! Think the peanut M&Ms may be the most important item in that group.

Yes! Even for days that you're snowed in your home! Yummy!

Now I have a craving for them!

Now I have to go QC my bag of M&M's to make sure they're still good.
Oh, and it's good to have a jar of Jiff peanut butter, too......just for emergencies.

And get some gingers!
I should have at least one, especially since that's my DW's name. ;)