Delores Los brings out a little mason jar of light golden honey. She dips in the stir stick, swirls it around and offers me a taste. Time stops. Seriously, stops. I’ve eaten flowers before. There’s no mouthful of petals that tastes like this. Bees, what wickedly wonderful alchemy do you do? “What is it?” I … Continue reading Thank you, Bee Keepers
The ultimate blessing I can imagine bestowing on our community: may we be forever bee-friendly, may we be visited by happy pollinators, may all living things flourish, may there be honey. Thanks to Tanya Richman for sharing these shots of some early visitors appreciating this weird weather.
According to The Land Conservancy, there are 400 native bee species in B.C. and these little guys can pollinate entire crops, and in some ways are more effective than honey bees. For simple ways to be bee-friendly, and to enhance pollinator habitat and populations visit the TLC's Bringing Back the Bees page. You could even … Continue reading Gardening: This Spring, Plant Something for the Bees
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