What is your favorite trait about yourself and why?

[bcherod]

They are really cool insects, but they do more harm than good on natural ecosystems.

How so?

 

[bcherod]

Still no one with simple “courage”

It takes courage just to post in this thread

 

[bcherod]

Photographic memory, but that’s a bad thing at times too.

Yes, my family hates that about me.

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

How so?

In short, they outcompete native bees and are picky pollinators.

https://www.nwf.org/Home/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2021/June-July/Gardening/Honey-Bees

 

[DFSNOLE]

I'm not afraid to make a decision. Whatever the situation, if something needs to be done, a question answered, a job organized, I'm your man.

 

[bcherod]

I'm not afraid to make a decision. Whatever the situation, if something needs to be done, a question answered, a job organized, I'm your man.

I can say this because I know you personally. You are that indeed. 😻

 

[bcherod]

In short, they outcompete native bees and are picky pollinators.

https://www.nwf.org/Home/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2021/June-July/Gardening/Honey-Bees

It’s about the plantings that you do. There are well over 1000 species of bees. Honeybees go to different plants. Generally they don’t compete.

 

[BrianNole777]

I can say this because I know you personally. You are that indeed. 😻

DFS also nominated me for BPOTY on HBOT so he has great judgement.

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

It’s about the plantings that you do. There are well over 1000 species of bees. Honeybees go to different plants. Generally they don’t compete.

Just like every other nonnative, they do more harm than good. Sorry, but that’s the simple truth. If the Xerces Society doesn’t like them, that’s good enough for me.

 

[bcherod]

Just like every other nonnative, they do more harm than good. Sorry, but that’s the simple truth. If the Xerces Society doesn’t like them, that’s good enough for me.

Whatever. I’m more worried about clean water, recreating native species and working on that before the pollinators.

BTW, I was successful in just 3 months to have butterflies and cardinals, although I have little food for them.

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

Whatever. I’m more worried about clean water, recreating native species and working on that before the pollinators.

BTW, I was successful in just 3 months to have butterflies and cardinals, although I have little food for them.

 

[Greenway4Prez]

I’ll just go off what others have said, and numerous people have told me that they admire how genuine I am.

So I guess I have that going for me.

 

[SoonerBeAHawk]

Just like every other nonnative, they do more harm than good.

Kinda like the noles here.

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

Kinda like the noles here.

 

[SoonerBeAHawk]

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Just look at 'em ... smh

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

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Just look at 'em ... smh

 

[bcherod]

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Just look at 'em ... smh

OMG! Is that Pete? Oh well.

 

[SoonerBeAHawk]

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OMG! Is that Pete? Oh well.

I dunno ... who's Pete?

 

[seminole97]

You’ll notice I didn’t Answer my own question either.

I thought that was obvious.

The Hair.

 

[bcherod]

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I dunno ... who's Pete?

A Nole I know and it’s something he’d do.

There are many times he shows up at events, gets drunk and needs to be sent home.

 

[seminole97]

Troubleshooting.
I can't always fix it, but my first instincts about what is wrong are correct way more often than not, which has saved a lot of time in my life.

 

[IMCC965]

I’ll just go off what others have said, and numerous people have told me that they admire how genuine I am.

So I guess I have that going for me.

...which is nice.

 

[IMCC965]

My whole life I have been somewhat obsessed with being “on time”, I hate being late, Would show up to work 10-15 minutes before necessary. Have a friend that is the exact opposite, If we have a 8am tee time he will show up as we are teeing off.

Yep. If you're on time, you're late. That was INGRAINED in navy basic training.

 

[DFSNOLE]

My whole life I have been somewhat obsessed with being “on time”, I hate being late, Would show up to work 10-15 minutes before necessary. Have a friend that is the exact opposite, If we have a 8am tee time he will show up as we are teeing off.

Yep. If you're on time, you're late. That was INGRAINED in navy basic training.

I have fired more people for being late than all other reasons combined.

 

[billanole]

No politics just love.

In work life I have been called a problem solver. If it absolutely, positively has to happen, I will find a way to get it done.
Playing games I am never the biggest or fastest, but I will not quit. I have had many cuss me like a dawg for outworking them at play.
My old man’s longterm memory became mine. He once approached a stranger at a gas station along the interstate hundreds of miles from home and called a guy by name. They were in school 50 years earlier. The guy was flabbergasted. Tho the details get fuzzy, I can remember the jist of long ago events/interactions.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

I tied the HBOT covid vaccine record with 7.

I have 7 covid vaccines flowing in me.

 

[BrianNole777]

Be careful, the HBOT anti-vaxxers may believe that.

 

[soybean]

I do love to garden but my true passion is helping to restore as much of nature as possible. I’ve been slowly planting native plants and trees on our acreage and I help Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation collect seeds every year.

I’m also a bug nerd so I understand the balance of native plants and insects, especially pollinators. Which is why I’m not a fan of honey bees because they are not native and out compete native bees.

Interesting thoughts on honey bees.