Does anyone know why bees would be all over the ground in my garden where we have spread coffee grounds and working it vigously? It is March and nothing is in bloom here in Massachusetts.
Is there a benefit to coffee grounds?
Thanks
Hank
Don't know. I spread it around in front of my hives because skunks dont like it and I have never seen bees on it. Well, maybe they just want a cup of coffee :-D
Coffee grounds are good for any kind of potted plant and for the compost pile. Also makes good materal for worm beds. You fish don't you? :)doak
Are we talking used or unused coffee grounds?
After I get through with them.
Growing up we were so poor my Mom used the grounds till they turned white and that was out grits. :shock: :) ;)doak
:lau:
I'd guess for water. I see a lot of bees working some wood chips when it is wet, or the leaf pile when it is wet, but aren't there once it dries out.
Rick
Thats too funny Doak...... yah I would guess for water too but that would mean there is nector some where wouldent it?
Decaf or regular? :-D
Probably water and I highly doubt there is any benefit to them from used coffee grounds.
There may be things blooming around here that you haven't noticed, the bees find them and you don't even know it.
All of the forsythia shrubs are blooming like crazy. Trees are in bloom.
There are early flowers in bloom, my muscari is right now some people have reported skunk cabbage and witch hazel in bloom.
I read an article in the Bee Journal about some studies that show bees are attracted to nectar that has caffeine in it. Maybe they are junkies mainlining?? :D
love,
ziffa
I have thrown coffee grounds onto garden and bees show no atention on them.
About coffee nectar.... Coffee grows in the tropic. How bees can go there?