The Start of my Bee Gardens

If I am going to have bees.... I need a Bee Garden - right?

I do have corn fields to the North, and Alfalfa to the East, but.... TO be safe - they probably need flowers right?

YEARS ago ( and yes that is capitalized cuz it should be decades... but I don't want to go there)  I planted 100 bulbs in the fall, in the ground, and I think I fed the Moles and Prairie Dogs all winter - not a one came up.

This time - I am using Planter Boxes!!

These planter boxes had strawberries in them 2 years ago -and they did so good, and then this last summer  - they did not - so I decided we would plant bulbs in them and fingers crossed I get them to grow.

We ( aka my husband) rototilled the soil  - and added some of the great fertilizer we produce around here ( beef)  and I watered it real good to make sure it settled.

I might have accidently stopped at Home Depot and all the bulbs were 50% off - so I got about 100.... 
  

And then I planted - and I took photos of what I put where - and then I drew the directions  - north south etc on the photo - so in my mind... I am organized!

Tulips, Crocus, Daffodils, Hyacinth and one more bag of Tulips

I also have a ton of organic Marigold seeds, so I think I will plant those over the top in the spring and see if those will grow in between the bulbs?

I have two more small planters left - and am thinking I should put roses in them in the spring, unless my car accidentally goes to a store where bulbs are half price again....

A few of you asked how I keep getting my dogs attention for photos... Treats? well sometimes - but mostly its the anticipation of the FETCH!! haha!! These two are crazy for fetching anything that gets thrown.. and as you can tell - Pound puppy.... not so much.

In her defense - her boy was on the tractor and she wanted to be with him.

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