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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What About the Bees?!
Posted in Bees, Block Island, Butterfly, Colorado, Garden, Hive, Honey, tagged Bee Candy, Bee Food, Bee Habitat, Beehive, Beekeepers, Beekeeping, Bees, Block Island, Blossoms, CCD, Colony Collapse Disorder, Drones, Flowers, Garden, Honey, Honeybee, Nectar, Organic, Pollen, Pollinators, Robber Bees, Swarm, Top Bar Hive, Wildflowers on November 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Happy Bees and Frustrated Deer
Posted in Bees, Block Island, Flowers, Garden, Hive, Honey, Vegetables, tagged Bee Suit, Beehive, Beekeeping, Bees, Block Island, Blossoms, Bumblebees, California, Deer, Deer Fence, Deer Repellant, Deer Spray, Deer Spray Recipe, Flowers, Garden, Gardening, Honey, Honeybee, Island, Langstroth Beehive, Nectar, Organic, Plants, Pollen, Queen Bee, Swarm, Top Bar Hive, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables on July 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Mary Beth: Crazy days! For a couple of weeks things were so chaotic that I got the point where I didn’t want anything to do with my bees. Thankfully they’ve settled down, but those bad girls sure gave me a run for the money. At the end of the swarming, four in all, I ended [...]
Number Three?!
Posted in Bees, Block Island, Hive, Honey, tagged Beehive, Beekeepers, Beekeeping, Bees, Block Island, Brood, Combs, Hive, Honey, Honeybee, Honeycomb, Island, Nectar, Piping, Queen Bee, Queen Cells, Queen Excluder, Supers, Swarm, Top Bar Hive on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Barbara: Remember when Mary Beth told you to stayed tuned for updates about the old hive? Well, we do we have updates! Here’s one from a couple of days ago. And I’ll mention that we’ll follow up soon with this morning’s excitement, which is still unfolding as I type — lord have mercy!
Mary Beth: My [...]
And One Hive Makes Two
Posted in Bees, Block Island, Flowers, Garden, Hive, Honey, tagged Block Island, Bees, Beekeeping, Beehive, Garden, Langstroth Beehive, Top Bar Hive, Honey, Flowers, Blossoms, Honeybee, Bee Rescue, Dogs, Queen Bee, Bee Suit, Swarm, Feeder on June 15, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Mary Beth: How is it when you think your life couldn’t get anymore hectic, it does? It’s been raining like crazy in these parts and that’s messed up my schedule in a big way. I’ve been trying to squeeze my clients in on the days it doesn’t rain, but there’s way too much work to [...]
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Books We Are Reading
~ Mary Beth is preparing for winter hibernation with a stack of books. She loved Bernd Heinrich's book, Mind of the Raven, so much she decided to get three more of his books:
• The Trees in My Forest
• Winter World
• Summer World
Another selection for the bedside table is Crow Planet by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. MB will add mini reviews as she progresses through the pile.~ Barbara's reading Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollen. She's a little late to this party, but it's still good, thought-provoking reading.
Noteworthy
The Botany of Desire
Based on Michael Pollan's book, this two hour show was an amazing exploration of the evolution of plant and human interdependence.
It originally aired on October 28. Check PBS.org for broadcast times on your local station.
Alice Waters Speaks at Google
Need a little inspiration? Alice Waters does it again in this video of her September 16th presentation for the Authors@Google series.
She talks about her love of food and shares her vision for educating kids and improving their health and well-being with a simply brilliant program - a really BIG idea that should be implemented immediately in our opinion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue2U90VJJ3I
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