Or we might have titled this post “Why Bees Are So Important.” In January the press reported that scientists had noticed a significant decline in bumblebee populations in the U.S. — first it was the honeybees that were disappearing and now it’s bumblebees too. Scientists are not sure why just yet, but one thing they [...]
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Tuesday’s Tips — Fruit Set Problems in Squash
Posted in Bees, Garden, Garden Wildlife, Organic Gardening, Pollinators, Tuesday's Tips, Vegetables, tagged Bees, Bumblebees, Fruit Set, Ground-nesting Bees, Hand-pollination, Honeybee, Native Bees, Organic Gardening, Pollen, Pollinators, Squash, Squash Blossoms, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables on August 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Tuesday’s Tips — Disappearing Bumble Bees
Posted in Bees, Conservation, Garden, Gardening, Insects, Organic Gardening, Pollinators, Tuesday's Tips, tagged Bees, Bumble Bees, Bumblebees, Native Pollinators, Nature Photography, Organic Gardening, Pollinators, Wildflowers on February 8, 2011 | 7 Comments »
We’ve written a lot about Colony Collapse Disorder and the nearly overwhelming problems that affect honey bees, but things are at least as dire for our native bees, most notably the lovely bumble bee. Bumbles are the stuff of our childhood memories. Who, when remembering walks through wildflower fields, doesn’t see in their mind’s eye [...]
Sunday Zen
Posted in Bee Photography, Bees, Colorado, Flower Photography, Garden, Pollinators, Sunday Zen, tagged Beekeeping, Bees, Blossoms, Durango, Flowers, Garden, Honey, Honeybee, Organic Gardening, Photos on August 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Got behind on my dates. National Honey Bee Awareness Day was yesterday , but just because I missed that boat it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be celebrating our honey bees every other day of the year. So let’s start today by being grateful for all that these insects do for us — pollinating more than [...]
Sunday Zen
Posted in Bee Photography, California, Colorado, Flower Photography, Flowers, Garden, Sunday Zen, tagged Bees, Blossoms, Durango, Irvine, Succulent on July 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Bee Photography, California, Colorado, Flower Photography, Wordless Wednesday, tagged Bees, Blossoms, Honeybee, Matilija Poppy, Russian Sage on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Colorado California
Sunday Zen
Posted in Bee Photography, Block Island, California, Flower Photography, Insects, Sunday Zen, tagged Bees, Block Island, Blossoms, Flowers, Irvine, Leek Flower, Sago Palm on July 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Block Island California
Tuesday’s Tips — Caring for Bees
Posted in Bee Photography, Bees, Colorado, Hive, Honey, Organic Gardening, Tuesday's Tips, tagged Bee Habitat, Beehive, Beekeeping, Bees, Bees Drinking, Beeswax, Durango, Extracting Honey, Honey, Honeybee, Pollinators, Water for Bees on June 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This week marks the fourth annual National Pollinator Week. Bees are probably the first thing that come to mind when we think about pollinators, but there are many others that deserve our gratitude and care — hummingbirds, bats, butterflies, and beetles to name a few. I love honeybees best so that’s what I’m going to [...]
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