Mary Beth: Winter is coming, I think, and even though the weather continues to be unusually warm for this time of year, I’ve been getting the bees ready.
So, what about the bees? Every time I tell someone that Ray and I are moving back to Colorado (Ch, Ch, Changes), I hear this question. I’ll say, [...]
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Benefits of Organic Gardening
Posted in Block Island, California, Critters, Flowers, Garden, Vegetables, tagged Bee Habitat, Birds, Block Island, Bumble Bee, California, Crab Spider, Flowers, Frogs, Garden, Gardening, Honey Bee, Honeybee, Lizard, Organic, Organic Gardening, Peeper Frog, Plants, Towhee, Vegetable Garden on October 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Mary Beth & Barbara: Here’s another post where we’re going to let the pictures tell the story. All we really want to say is that the rewards for not using chemical pesticides are many. Some are obvious, like just knowing that you’re not adding to the chemical load in the environment. Others are more subtle [...]
Deer Fencing and Other Spring Happenings
Posted in Bees, Block Island, California, Flowers, Garden, Hive, Vegetables, tagged Beekeeping, Bees, Block Island, Blossoms, California, Deer, Deer Fence, Flowers, Fullerton Arboretum, Garden, Gardening, Herbs, Honeybee, Langstroth Beehive, Native Plants, Orange County, Organic, Plants, Queen Bee, Seedlings, Spring, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables on May 26, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Mary Beth: Memorial Day weekend on Block Island was a busy one and if it hadn’t started to rain I’d still be out there. The reason I was so busy was that this is the year Ray and I decided to come up with a real solution to the deer problem — well, I decided [...]
Going Native, Pollinators Welcome
Posted in Bees, California, Flowers, Garden, tagged Backyard Restoration, Bee Habitat, Bees, Birds, Butterflies, California, California Native Plants, Clay Soil, Drought Tolerant Plants, Flowers, Honeybee, Hummingbirds, Native Plants, Nectar, Pollen, Pollinator Friendly, Wildlife Habitat on May 8, 2009 | 8 Comments »
B: My plants are finally in the ground. It seemed like such a long process. And the truth is it kind of was. Per my usual habit, I had to research EVERYTHING; partly because I just need to know and partly because I HATE making mistakes. And that’s ridiculous, of course. I mean really, what’s [...]