The bees have found my Earthbox! So far I have only seen bumblebees and not the garden-variety (heh heh) orangish bees. At least I think they are bumblebees–they’re black and yellow colored. Regardless, they are doing their thing.
A Busy Bee
Here’s what you get if they don’t show up (or if you don’t hand pollinate):
Unpollinated Squash
Pollinated Multipik vs. Unpollinated Multipik
Good picture of the bee and the flower–anyone know what type of bee that is?
I never realized how big the unpollinated squash girls are. Still edible, right?
Not brave enough to try one. By the time I pick them off the plant, they are kind of shriveled up and usually hosting a few hungry insects.
Yeah, I wondered about the same thing on the unpollinated squash but I was too chicken to eat one! Thanks for posting about this.
I often find that the first few squash look promising but never actually develop. I never thought of it as being failure to pollinate. Must get my paint brush out.