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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Butterfly!
Posted in Bees, Block Island, Butterfly, tagged Bees, Block Island, Blossoms, Butterfly, Butterfly Garden, Butterfly Plants, Caterpillars, Chrysalis, Flowers, Gardening, Larva, Mexico, Milkweed, Monarch Butterfly, Nectar, Pollen, Pollinators on November 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Mary Beth: Is there anything more amazing than a butterfly, especially a monarch? From its very beginning as a tiny larva, to the chrysalis, to the magnificent winged creature migrating thousands of miles to begin the cycle anew, there isn’t a moment of its life cycle that isn’t breathtakingly beautiful.
Swamp Milkweed grows wild on the [...]
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 [...]
What We Forgot
Posted in Bees, Block Island, Garden, Hive, Honey, tagged Beehive, Beekeeping, Beekeeping Supplies, Bees, Block Island, Flowers, Gardening, Honey, Nectar, Seeds, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Things in Bee World have been a little quiet. We’ve had other distractions — birthday parties, out-of-town relatives coming to visit, and, the biggest distraction of all, working to pay the bills. But here’s what’s happened in the last few days.
The lower deep hive body — the brood chamber, and the upper deep hive body [...]
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