BEElieve It, They're Here!

As I pointed out in an earlier post, I saw the fewest honeybees in my yard this past spring and summer since being in my house.

However, I am happy to report that I now have oodles and oodles of honeybees visiting!

Seems their favorite flower is sedum and now that it's in full bloom they're coming in droves, SO happy!

Click this YouTube link to see a short video I took - Franklin Honeybees on Sedum

My Sad Sedum

Is it just me and my Sedum plants or are others experiencing the same?!

Seems this year each of my sedum plants are thin, lanky and ununiform, see examples below - 

If my memory serves me correctly, in past years, they've typically been a fuller plants and much more symmetrical and with bigger flower heads.

It's been a weird summer around these parts weather wise, hot and humid and not much rain. I'm sure this has something to do with it.  I'm noticing it elsewhere too, smaller blooms, smaller perennials in general and blooms that just don't last too long or as long as I remember.  Perhaps, this is contributing to the lack of honey bees and other visiting insects and critters this year.

Suppose time will tell if things bounce back.