What’s Blooming? February 7, 2016
This Friday I had the good fortune to have an unscheduled day to myself at the Oregon Gardens in Silverton. It was a real pleasure to spend hours walking at […]
Category Archives: Bee forage
Building up
January is the month most northern climate beekeepers recognize as the beginning of spring build-up. While waiting for a weather break to see signs of this increase first-hand, I took […]
What’s Blooming? November 15, 2015
Hearing the garden abuzz during a sun break last week was extremely satisfying. It’s a little unusual that my valley hasn’t received a killing frost by this point in the […]
It’s raining!
As a non-native Oregonian, I have learned the hard way that it is not so popular to be happy about rain in the summer. But it has been so painfully, […]
What’s blooming? August 3, 2015
The Silphium perfoliatum began blooming last week or so. These impressive plants were humming with bees early on this overcast morning. Measuring around eight feet last summer, I think they […]
On the Road
I missed my bees when I was on vacation. I found myself looking for pollinators everywhere I went — while taking a walk, shopping at a nursery, or enjoying dinner […]
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