Hi Linda: Are ants the only critters in your yard? I've got a lot of ants in between the paving stones on the patio and some nice plantings of Alliums along the border. Other than the nectar, they don't appear to be all that interested in the ornamental onions. It is odd that both the bulbs and bean seeds would disappear from the same location. Any gophers in the neighborhood? Boyce Tankersley Director of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 tel: 847-835-6841 fax: 847-835-1635 email: btankers@chicagobotanic.org