I love my bees. They are very polite as long as I am too.
Last summer my da and I took the kids over to the nature center. It’s really quite a beautiful place. They all very much enjoyed wandering around the stream. It was a miricle that Rohan didn’t fall in.
Savor the natural joys of simple pleasures. – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the best things in life are free. They come in the form of simple pleasures and they appear right in front of you at various locations and arbitrary times. They are governed by Mother Nature and [...]
My father (who was responsible for turning me on to beekeeping) is also a dentist. He had an old intraoral camera (the kind that they use to look at your teeth up close) sitting around unused, so he gave it to me to mess around with.
I’m in love. I can’t wait to get it set up with a laptop so that I can put it into my beehives!
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Being so obsessed with honeybees of late, I stumbled upon the honey ant. Amazing creatures. I highly recommend reading this article.
Image from the post by Randy C. Morgan
Myrmecologists, naturalists and bugwatchers have long been fascinated by honey ants. Colonies of these amazing insects develop specialized workers, called repletes or honeypots, with tremendously swollen abdomens for nectar storage.
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Seed Savers Exchange has some wonderful info on planting and seed saving. Check it out!
Vegetable Planting and Seed Saving Instructions
Arugula – Planting: Sow seeds outdoors just beneath the surface of the soil as soon as the soil can be worked and the danger of a hard frost has past. For a continuous supply, seed a new row every three weeks throughout the summer.
Seed Saving: Arugulas will cross-pollinate. Separate varieties by ¼ mile. Allow plants to bolt and form seed stalks. Seedheads may need to be protected from bird damage and rain when drying on the plants. Seeds are produced over a 2-3 week period and will require repeated harvesting.
Beans – Planting: Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has past and the soil and air temperatures are warm. Plant seeds 1″ deep and 2″ apart in rows 24″ to 36″ apart. Pole beans will need support. Snap varieties will produce abundantly if kept well picked throughout the summer.
Saving Seed: Bean flowers are self-pollinating and almost never cross-pollinate. As a precaution never plant two white seeded varieties side-by-side if you intend to save seed because crossing may occur but not be visible. It is always best to save seed from plants that ripen first and are free from disease. Harvest seed pods when completely dry, crush in a cloth or burlap sack and winnow the seeds from the chaff.
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hmmmm. snails...
Mmmmh. Homestyle escargot!
Oriole Parker-Rhodes, 59, a grandmother, has begun making meals out of the snails she has found in her garden and has set up an internet blog with her recipes and tips, and information on keeping and breeding them.
“Last summer it was really wet and warm, ideal for snails,” she said. “I was treading on them and they were also eating our home-grown potatoes.”
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Amy smiles
Savor the natural joys of simple pleasures. – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the best things in life are free. They come in the form of simple pleasures and they appear right in front of you at various locations and arbitrary times. They are governed by Mother Nature and situational circumstance and captured by mindful awareness. It’s all about taking a moment to notice the orange and pink sunset reflecting off the pond water as you hold hands with someone you love. Noticing these moments and taking part in them regularly will bring unpredictable bursts of happiness into your life.
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Tonight I was cleaning out the brooder when I noticed something different about one of our Silver Laced Wyandotte chicks. She has what appears to be a red bump on the top of her beak.
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Bee-lining has been much discussed on a couple of my bee groups lately. I think it is amazing.
Back before the days of mail order bees (which I’d argue against buying by the way) people had to know a beekeeper to get into the hobby. Or they could go bee-lining, and try to get a feral hive.
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Bob Marley
You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect – you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break – her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.
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The simplicity of these complex foot powered machines is amazing. They are brilliant.
Treadle Power.
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