Depending on what bulbs. If you live in a climate of no winters (cold)... dig up bulbs and place them in your freezer for 3-4 months. In Spring plant again.
Bulbs that don't require cold winter (like Amarylus), place in dark closet. When you see growth appear after months... take out and place back where you had them and start watering them. Do not water while in storage time.
Yes, the queen will over-winter in the nest with her workers. It is the males (drones) that may be kicked out to preserve food supplies over winter.
Eat what you can, and what you can't, you can.
Iris do not need covering in winter.
Tiger lily bulbs can generally be planted in any season that is not winter. During winter, the bulbs do not bloom. Thus, it is best to plant them in the spring.
Yes!
argon gas preserve the filament from oxidation from high temperature
they would burry it in the snow
These flowers remain underground in the form of bulbs in the winter and reproduce in the spring.
They lie dormant as bulbs under the soil.
Yes, the gladiolus bulbs will need to be dug up in North Carolina. The bulbs can be stored during the winter months inside and replanted in the spring.
Some people lay chicken wire over a garden containing bulbs for the fall and winter. Another possibility is bird netting held down with bricks, then covered with straw. Blood meal has also been useful. Or you could stick with daffodils and allium bulbs - squirrels don't like them.
chickens