tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post7932064331148497618..comments2024-02-23T05:26:35.037-05:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Japanese Knotweed and beesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-70541257518428670082014-09-19T12:10:41.328-04:002014-09-19T12:10:41.328-04:00Hello i was just looking up a pic of knotweed to p...Hello i was just looking up a pic of knotweed to positively identify a plant that I have been watching my bees work for the last few weeks when I stumbled upon your blog. I am a beekeeper and actually have 2 hives within 100 yards of city hall in Cumberland md on a fire excape. I am delighted to see that my bees are working hard all over. They are Amazing little creatures aren't they!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-38007377791367433632011-01-29T06:48:10.123-05:002011-01-29T06:48:10.123-05:00I am thinking of starting a few hives from a frien...I am thinking of starting a few hives from a friend of mine. It is unfortunate that "Japanese Knotweed" is considered an "invasive species"--maybe Humans should look in the mirror. I live in south Georgia and wish that I could find some knot weed for bees and for the table.Mocahetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268675295419978618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-78243851793987540392009-09-05T19:57:53.806-04:002009-09-05T19:57:53.806-04:00Linda, we have a lot of Japanese knotweed in this ...Linda, we have a lot of Japanese knotweed in this area (southern Maine) but I'd never known what it was. I'm forever learning from your blog! Thanks so much.<br />Susan L.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481481864439698027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-62212029736226878412009-09-01T17:26:00.785-04:002009-09-01T17:26:00.785-04:00My neighbour who was an avid gardener once said to...My neighbour who was an avid gardener once said to me, "Every flowering plant is a weed to someone". And it's true, a plant from another tropical country can really be enjoyed here in North America. Yes a few invasives work they way in but considering it blooms now when bees are looking... I think I'd look the other way and not yank it out :)Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-89255113665638810552009-09-01T09:03:18.126-04:002009-09-01T09:03:18.126-04:00Linda, your post reminded me of a visit to Lowes H...Linda, your post reminded me of a visit to Lowes Home Improvement the other day. I always walk through the garden shop and the flowering fall plants were absolutely loaded with bumbles and honey bees. I installed my new metal two hive stand, and under it, I planted some kind of creeping Japanese groundcover (came from Lowes). Hopefully it wasn't knotweed -- surely Lowes wouldn't sell something that evasive, but remember, kudzu was considered a "good" plant when the C.C. Camps were in full force! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com