seen one in my backyard this summer. Very sad, but not surprising. What *is*
surprising me is that I hardly see any bees this year when my yard was teeming
with them just last year. Very few butterflies of any variety either. My
chives have been a big draw for bees in the past, but they are nearly done.
The thyme is blooming like gangbusters and in the past the bees were *all* over
them. The abruptness of the change is disconcerting, to say the least. I
wonder if the wet weather has something to do with it or if this is the new
normal.... Curious what others are observing.
Brian Stricherz
Kingfield