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Cole_Robbie · July 3, 2012

The bumble bees seem to love my catnip.

I read an extension center article that said if you have your own hive, you should do the opposite and try to mow down or kill anything else that is flowering near your vegetable garden or melon patch, because doing so would "remove competition for pollination."

Can another flowering plant next to your garden be "competition?" Or does it simply attract more bees? Is the answer any different if you have your own hive?

July 3, 2012	#20
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The bumble bees seem to love my catnip. I read an extension center article that said if you have your own hive, you should do the opposite and try to mow down or kill anything else that is flowering near your vegetable garden or melon patch, because doing so would "remove competition for pollination." Can another flowering plant next to your garden be "competition?" Or does it simply attract more bees? Is the answer any different if you have your own hive? Last edited by Cole_Robbie; July 3, 2012 at 01:37 AM.