Early this week I finally spotted hummingbird activity in my yard. Once at the feeder and another time at a planter with fuchsia flowers. Hummingbirds usually show up around the first of May in my yard, but this year they seem to be two weeks late.A dwarf Tophat blueberry bush that I planted two years ago in a pot is now in bloom and I am hoping for berries this summer. The plant flowered a week after I pulled it out of the garage for the season.
I have seen some busy bumblebees in my yard, and I am hoping that they are pollinating the flowers on this bush. A long time ago a farmer, who raised blueberries, said it is hard to get bees to pollinate the flowers on a blueberry bush because the flowers are more difficult to access than other flowers.
A lazy bee would rather pollinate something easier. Bumblebees are hard workers so I should end up with some berries.
Meanwhile, I need to find my soil tester and make sure that the ph stays between 4.5 and 5.5.
