Wilder resident Agnes Anna Zephyr trims mature flowers from the scarlet runner beans strung up along her front porch to ensure her plants produce food for bees on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Wilder, Vt. Zephyr says that trimming the mature flowers prevents the plant from producing beans, and instead ensures that the plant continually invests its energy into producing more flowers, which keeps the area bees happy. (Valley News - Mac Snyder) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Wilder resident Agnes Anna Zephyr trims mature flowers from the scarlet runner beans strung up along her front porch to ensure her plants produce food for bees on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Wilder, Vt. Zephyr says that trimming the mature flowers prevents the plant from producing beans, and instead ensures that the plant continually invests its energy into producing more flowers, which keeps the area bees happy. (Valley News - Mac Snyder) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — Mac Snyder