Prairie Vlog

[pastormikeb68]

GH Cone! One of my favs! This is not "Bee Balm" Monarda didyma, but Wild Bergamot--Monarda fistulosa Bee balm is scarlet red, tho'...not this

[jdho]

Nice job on the video, this was fun to watch! Where is your prairie?

[Pippilly]

I love bergomot! Excellent footage. You must be very proud of what you have done. Gorgeous. The Bees must love you! This reminded me of a national geographic film. Well done = )

[BGenerous]

Me and the bees are buds--they almost never sting me!

A nice thing about filming among the bergamot is that it has a nice subtle aroma that rubs off on your clothes. Too bad YouTube doesn't have smell-o-vision!

[mybugaboo]

So coooool

[BGenerous]

Thanks! :)

[LonelyLondonLad]

Great job, both in the restoration and the video. That was really well done and informative. As good as any nature show I've seen.

[BGenerous]

Thanks LLL! Though it probably isn't as exciting as Wild Kingdom, with Marlin Perkins hovering safely in the helicopter while Jim wrestles a lion into a cage for relocation.

I wonder how old you have to be to get that reference? :)

[LilCav68]

Where do you get milkweed?? I want to make a new garden next spring for butterflies :0)

[BGenerous]

We've collected seeds from other prairies, and even from vacant fields and along roads. But depending on the plant, it can take several years from planting seeds to having blooms. Many garden nurseries now sell native plants, and that is a good way to get started. They should also be able to help you select plants that attract butterflies, plus there are books and on-line resources to help there too.

[LilCav68]

I have list for plants in our area to attract butterflies. Milkweed plants seem to be the best. They grew everywhere when I was a kid and haven't seen many since. I started two new perennial gardens this summer. I can't wait for next year!

[BGenerous]

I have some milkweed in my front yard that I planted a couple years ago from seed. I hope it finally flowers next year! I do have some Liatris that is blooming now and it has had a steady stream of Monarch butterflies over the last couple weeks.

Good luck on your garden!

[LilCav68]

I planted Liatris this year. Thanks. I will let you know :0)

[creegirl9]

excellent video!

[BGenerous]

Thanks!

[ChristopherMast]

OK... so for some reason in my head I'm seeing Bubba Smith as Moses Hightower saying "You know... FLOWERS and shit..."

[BGenerous]

Now I want to watch Police Academy.

BTW, trivia factoid: this video was partly inspired by AnnaTravels' outdoor videos.  I think hers are better though. And not just because she's cute. :)

[anakin1814]

Wow. That's is some stunning scenery! What kind of camera do you have for this? I really love your depth of field used on the close up shots of the bees and flowers. Truly stunning.

As for the continuity error, I missed it...I was assuming there'd be a change in clothing or lighting or something...i there was, I didn't noticed it.

My mom has Black-Eyed Susans in her perennial garden, and they are a hearty bunch.

Great video!

[BGenerous]

Thanks Gary! I use a Panasonic PV-GS500. It has a progressive scan shooting mode that I think gives a little better quality for viewing on the computer than the normal interlace mode. For some of the close-ups I may have set the camera for wide open aperture to help blur the background, but most were just camera default.

These wild Black-Eyed Susans seem to be biennials that reseed themselves if not much else is growing, but once the perennials take over they must shade out the seeds.