…and other news. Here are a few stories that we’ve come across in the past few days that we think you might find interesting. School Wildlife Habitats We loved this one in particular. We all know about the life-enhancing lessons that kids take away from school (food) gardens. Well here’s another powerful way to engage [...]
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The Power of Green
Posted in Conservation, Garden, Garden Photography, Garden Wildlife, Gardening, Insects, Organic Gardening, Photography, Pollinators, WIldlife Habitat, tagged Conservation, Garden Photography, Gardening, Historic Garden Photography, Historic Gardens, Peat Moss, Pollinators, School Gardens, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat on April 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
Sunday Zen
Posted in Bee Photography, Flower Photography, Insects, Sunday Zen, tagged Block Island, Blossoms, Bumblebee, Flower Photography, Irvine, Nature Photography, Pollinators, Succulent on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Block Island, Rhode Island Irvine, California
Tuesday’s Tips — Hummingbird Chicks & Gardens
Posted in Bird Photography, Garden, Garden Wildlife, Organic Gardening, Pollinators, Tuesday's Tips, tagged Bird Photography, Hummingbird Chicks, Hummingbird Gardens, Hummingbird Nest, Hummingbird Plants, Nature Photography, Nectar, Organic Gardening, Pollinators on April 5, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It’s been such a thrill to see our Mama Hummingbird as she cares for her eggs. I wrote last week about finding her nest and promised to keep you updated on the latest. Well, drumroll please…both of her eggs have hatched! Last Tuesday and Wednesday I noticed Mama spending more time than usual in her nest. [...]
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, Block Island, Colorado, Flower Photography, Flowers, Garden, Insects, Sunday Zen, tagged Autumn Clematis, Coneflower, Echinacea, Pollinators on September 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Colorado Block Island
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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