Beautiful day today here, high of 66ºF, bright and sunny. I couldn't get outside and away from my day job to enjoy it, but certainly it looks a little more like spring each day.I did take a moment tonight to visit my now-three-year-old Salix caprea ‘Curly Locks’, the white French Pussy Willow. She is just coming into bloom and was summoning me from the house down to the garden as she reflected the golden waves of the evening sunshine.
My surprise tonight, though, was that upon drawing close to her, I realized that the Pussy Willow is a draw for what seems like every bee for miles. If you click on the pictures, above and here to the right, you should see several either on a bloom or buzzing around the air. A relative swarm, and much earlier in the year than I usually see any bees running around.
For that reason, and that reason alone, I must find and plant more Pussy Willows this year. Given the current state of bee survival, anything I can do to find them quick spring nourishment is not only my pleasure, it's my duty for the garden. I only have one Pussy Willow right now, but I now realize that I need more. Lots more. |
| Salix caprea 'Curly Locks' |
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