Sweet Local Farm » Ants on Peonies http://sweetlocalfarm.com modern day back to the land movement Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:25:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Ants on Peonies http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/05/23/ants-on-peonies/ http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/05/23/ants-on-peonies/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 17:31:35 +0000 Luke http://sweetlocalfarm.com/?p=706 Continue reading →]]> Ants love sweet tasty things. It’s no surprise that ants are attracted to the sweet nectar of peonies. But have no fear. The ants on your peonies will do nothing to harm them. They are just harvesting a nice dessert for their colony.

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Some people have been known to think that ants actually help the peonies bloom. I did a little research on this subject and learned that this is not the case. For all of your ‘ants on peonies’ related questions, I recommend reading the Heartland Peony Society’s FAQ on this matter.

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