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A yard covered in Pink!
Thanks to the bees, my yard is once again covered in glorious PINK! Mason Bees and Honey Bees are excellent pollinators of fruit trees, and my cherry trees were laden with blossoms again this year. Thought I’d share some photos:
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Let the nesting begin!
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Temps went from the 50s to 90s this week in no. VA, and the bees were chewing out of their cocoons like crazy! Too much, too fast – but check out this newly-emerged male: harkening back, or bidding au revoir?
Meet my first OMB of the season!
We hit 82F today in no. VA, and the bees (and me) were loving it. By 8:30 this morning I could hear them crunching out of their cocoons, and – behold – my ‘first-to-emerge’ young male Orchard Mason Bee of … Continue reading
Beavers or Bees?
I frequently volunteer at elementary schools to teach children about native bees, and some of their questions are so funny. Here’s my favorite from yesterday’s visit: Do you think Bees are as busy as Beavers?
Seed Bombs: A very fun way to do a good deed!
“Seed bombs are seeds wrapped up in a blanket of earth, which acts as a carrier for the seeds and enables them to be launched in areas that are physically challenging to access, like fenced-off wasteland or motorway banks. Because … Continue reading