Blooms of hanging basket ALL chewed off

This morning I woke up to my new guinea impatiens hanging basket stripped of its flowers. They were all on the ground underneath the plant. Also, many blooms on the two tuberous begonias on ground. Yesterday they were fine, not ready to drop. The plants are all red also, none of my many other baskets were touched. Any ideas what this could be? I have noticed leaves on some plants cut by the cutting bees but would they also cut of flowers? Thanks for your help.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 06/28/2015 @ 3:36 am

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