Every springtime, after the winter frost goes away, my dad constantly gets ready to plant his summer garden.
He goes to the hardware store farmers markets for plants and seeds for his vegetable garden.
He mostly plants peppers and cucumbers, although he also plants some various types of fruits as well. My mom enjoys going to the garden to grab all the veggies from the vines and trees. She gets her basket and fills it up with all the goods. Typically, I visit during the summer weeks, so I get to participate in the weekly picking of the veggies from the garden. Although my mom is in the garden almost every day, she’s still afraid of all the pollinators that come to visit the place. Last summer, while in the garden, she saw a few bumble bees and wasn’t too ecstatic that they were in the garden with her. At first, she didn’t know what they were, but of course that’s because she didn’t get close enough to them. When I looked and saw that they were bumble bees, it provided her some comfort knowing that they weren’t a random flying insect. I know that was the first time that I looked at a bumble bee up close. Of course, I have seen them before, however I never stopped long enough to pay close attention to them. They are distinctly odd from the honey bees, as immediately you’ll notice that the bumble bee is a lot larger and rounder than the honey bee. They are also fuzzier than their close relatives. Personally, I find them cuter than the honey bees, and I know they also fly much slower as well. Either way, both of them are great for my dad’s garden and I am glad they are there to pollinate it.