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Garden in May
I love the May garden. Everything is so lush and and green. May 8…Looking over the garden to the southwest, Sue’s foxgloves (grown from seeds) provide the foreground colors, the volunteer Tower of...
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Sue’s Secret Garden
May 18…This is the entrance. Just today Sue was able to get the path covered with wood shavings. She says, “I feel like this is a secret garden. I can’t wait to show the grand kids.” The project...
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Masons in the Meadowfoam
Late April, for the first time ever, I start seeing Mason bees in the Meadowfoam. My sister is a watercolor artist. She gave me her Guidance Mandala because she knows I like bees. I realize Mason bees...
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Bees, Flowers, and Tango
The bees have been busy and so have we. Gerard Van Duinen of La Tabú (The Hague) graciously let us use his Tango music.
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Turnips, a Cover Crop You Can Eat
…and the bees love it too. Want to grow spinach? We have been wildly unsuccessful in growing it, but guess what…steamed turnip greens taste just like spinach. It turns out they are very easy to grow...
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Bees on February Flowers
It might not be pretty… …but it’s pretty effective. This is my Warré hive winter protection from high winds driving copious amounts of rain against my hive. Since October, we have gotten 66.5 inches of...
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Turnip Flowers Give Bees ‘Pollen Power’
April 21…The turnips are blooming. Why is that important? Because the bees are getting the pollen. Pollen that is high in protein, with all the essential amino acids, and is highly digestible. Last...
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Lupines Get Pollinated…and It’s Complicated
May 22, 2017…Lupines, planted from seed last year are bringing in the bees. When I saw all the bees on the Lupines I got out the camera. I noticed the bees would land on the bottom petals (referred to...
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Garden Colors
Poppies are open. A Painted Lady adorns a Diablo Ninebark. Three pink echium spires made it through the winter. Scabiosa (Pin Cushion Flower) is ready to entertain bees and butterflies. Mid June, the...
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Bee Friendly Neighborhood
June 6, 2018…..I can’t say if these echiums are “Towers of Jewels” or “echium Pininana,” but I’m quite sure they came from the seeds of my original single plant purchased from my favorite nursery in...
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