Pollination!

Last evening I went out for a final check of the garden and found that the honey bees had discovered the Sweet Corn.  I have never seen so many frantic Honey Bees in one spot.  They have been around this week.  On the white clover in the lawn.  On the Thyme under the Apple Tree.  Visiting the Cucumbers.  But apparently, the Sweet Corn pollen was at its prime!  I checked back this morning to get video in better light.  Talk about busy bees.

The pollen was scattered everywhere.

I am optimistic that this variety will be well pollinated.  At least half of the stalks were showing silks.  This morning the air was so heavy and humid.  We came back soaked from our morning walks.  I went out to lunch not wanting to work outside.  This afternoon we ended up on the deck in the shade of the house with an old box fan aimed straight at us.  We were praying that the storm clouds would burst and we would get a good clearing rain.  For hours it split around us.

About an hour ago it finally found us and now we are in the middle of a wide spread thunderstorm.  Not really windy.  Not too much lightening.  Just a steady downpour.  This will soak everything very well, fill my water tank again and wash away the corn pollen.  But we got many hours of perfect pollination before that.  I just checked my rain gauge through the widow with binoculars and we already have half an inch.

Hooray!  The next few days are supposed to be cooler and we will sure enjoy it.