I read an interesting article about a woman who's allergic to wasp stings, and her daughter, who's allergic to bee stings.
She did a lot of research before planting her garden, to keep those dangerous (for her and dd), pesky visitors to a minimum.
The following is how bees "see".
~Bee Eyes~
What humans perceive as color is a reflection of part of the spectrum of light. Objects absorb some light rays and reflect others; the reflected rays appear to us as colors. What we see as white is a reflection of the full spectrum of light, and what we see as black is absorption of the full spectrum.
Although bees see "color" differently than humans do, they respond less to objects that either reflect or absorb the full spectrum of light. So they are not as attracted to flowers that appear to us to be white or black. Beekeepers usually wear white clothing to lessen the chances of being stung. ~
The woman in the article uses a lot of hostas, grasses and ferns, and sticks to a few flowers in the lightest pink, white, through to dark purple shades, no yellows. She also uses Iris in shades from silver to almost black.
She also incorporates a lot of plants with variegated foliage, and cuts off some flower heads before they bloom or removes the pistils and stamens.
Her gardens looked very nice!
Interesting for those with insect allergies.
buzzzz.....
She did a lot of research before planting her garden, to keep those dangerous (for her and dd), pesky visitors to a minimum.
The following is how bees "see".
~Bee Eyes~
What humans perceive as color is a reflection of part of the spectrum of light. Objects absorb some light rays and reflect others; the reflected rays appear to us as colors. What we see as white is a reflection of the full spectrum of light, and what we see as black is absorption of the full spectrum.
Although bees see "color" differently than humans do, they respond less to objects that either reflect or absorb the full spectrum of light. So they are not as attracted to flowers that appear to us to be white or black. Beekeepers usually wear white clothing to lessen the chances of being stung. ~
The woman in the article uses a lot of hostas, grasses and ferns, and sticks to a few flowers in the lightest pink, white, through to dark purple shades, no yellows. She also uses Iris in shades from silver to almost black.
She also incorporates a lot of plants with variegated foliage, and cuts off some flower heads before they bloom or removes the pistils and stamens.
Her gardens looked very nice!
Interesting for those with insect allergies.
buzzzz.....
