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Honey Bee In Winter

Never Been So Happy To See Dead Bees We have over a foot of snow on the ground and it is threatening to drop another 8 to 10 inches this weekend.  The snow itself is not bad for the honey bees but the frigid cold that follows may wipe out our hives.  We have seen a few days and nights of single digit temperatures this winter and … Continue reading Honey Bee In Winter

P&BFebruary 6, 20155 Comments
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Honeybees In Fall

Preparing For Comfort Temperatures have been hovering around 50ºF during the day and around 40ºF or lower at night.  The leaves are almost gone from the trees and barely any flowers are left in the garden.  I can tell that a cold front is coming in by how windy it gets.  This is the time to prepare our bee hives for winter, to keep the … Continue reading Honeybees In Fall

P&BNovember 11, 20132 Comments

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Looking forward to eating these berries and Mars grapes but I have to fend off all the critters in the neighborhood. They already robbed me of my white mulberry. #berries #blueberry #raspberries #raspberry #grapes #marsgrapes #fruit #seedlessgrapes #growyourownfood #growyourownfruit #backyardgarden #groworganicfruits #backyardfruit #growyourownberries #goldenraspberries
These Silky Dogwoods (Cornus amomum) planted themselves in our garden. I thought they were white Dogwood (Cornus Florida)at first since the leaves look similar and we have that type of dogwood in our garden. But when these volunteers flowered with a cluster of tiny, fragrant flowers on the tip of the branch. I had to look them up.
Eden rose and Betty Corning clematis used to grow on the same trellis. As a companion planting recommendation goes, rose and clematis are perfect for each other. But in my case Betty has grown so large and overwhelmed Eden each season. So I separated them this year, each one has their own trellis but still right next to each other. Eden seems happier than the previous year. #rose #roses #clematis #edenrose #vine #bettycorningclematis #climbingrose #backyardgarden #companionplanting #rosegarden #perennialgarden #perennials #rosecompanions #rosecompanionplants #organicrose #organicgarden
White Bitter melons are growing fast one they got some rain and hot temperature. I grow this white ones for the first time this season. Hopefully, the fruits are as bitter as the green version. #bittermelon #melon #vegetables #vegetablegarden #backyardgarden #organicvegetables #growyourownfood #bittermelonplant #bittermelonseedlings #bitterfruit #growyourownveggies #medicinalplants #growyourownbittermelon #whitebittermelon
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‘Lawrence of Arabia’ - a desert sunset colored rose survived being cut to the ground by mistake. It sprouted back and is blossoming now. #rose #roses #lawrenceofarabiarose #rebloomrose #backyardgarden #fragrantrose #rosegarden #growingroseorganically #organicrose #shrubrose

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Mason bee on Yarrow
Mason bee on Yarrow
A full bowl of fresh picked jasmine
A full bowl of fresh picked jasmine
This one taking nectar from Zinnia
This one taking nectar from Zinnia
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Male Northern Cardinal in the rose bush
Male Northern Cardinal in the rose bush
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Blue Jay
Honeybee on Black-eyed susan
Honeybee on Black-eyed susan
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Peony
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Woodland phlox
Woodland phlox
Rose 'MM. Isaac'
Rose ‘MM. Isaac’
May 10-All five eggs have hatched
May 10-All five eggs have hatched
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Tuberrose
Honeybee on Summersweet
Honeybee on Summersweet
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Cuckoo bee resting on Rudbeckia 'Prairie Glow'
Cuckoo bee resting on Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Glow’
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Morning glory
Geranium 'Tango Violet', though the flower has no scent, it has very striking color
Geranium ‘Tango Violet’, though the flower has no scent, it has very striking color
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