Flying at last!
Yesterday’s mild temperatures saw the first bee flights in my valley for many days. I also saw my first bumblebee queens of the year–two separate species right on this colony’s […]
Category Archives: Native Pollinators
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? 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 […]
Heralds of Spring
I spied this sleeping bumble bee, very likely a queen, on my way up the drive early this morning. Curiosity got the better of me before I hit the kitchen […]
