Sjoerd, if there is more activity than usual outside the hive, my husband goes in to check for swarm cells. I have no idea what a swarm cell looks...
"Daylight Savings Time" is just another way of saying someone in the government didn't have enough to do, so he/she messed with time. El Paso,...
So far we haven't had any mites. The first indication is the deformed wings on bees caused by the mites. My husband does put a board under the...
But he left such a legacy behind with his photos. Those who stole his camera and his life--what legacy are they going to leave?
Cayuga, my ignorance is boundless--please, what is ITOH? For what it's worth, I agree with Carolyn. Potted up in potting soil and put in a cool...
That's a good one, Captain! I won't be showing it to my hens, however.
Vivid is right! Those are lovely, and so very deeply colored.
Mesquite is a "pest" tree in Texas. It moves into abandoned fields and takes over, crowding out native trees. It also has thorns, so isn't a...
Carolyn, he saves seeds like crazy, but these pepper seeds were from his daughter's salad peppers--kept separate by color. I don't save the...
I didn't, but my green-thumb neighbor did a couple of years ago. He took seeds from orange, yellow, and red bell peppers his daughter was...
One of life's great pleasures is going to an antique store/old book store and searching through the cookbook section! I have my mother's Ball...
In a 36 hour period we had over 7" of rain, and an old leaning mesquite came down. This was a blessing--not only did we get to meet Dooley and...
I haven't had any experience with the White Cloud cenizo, but we had the blue/purple blooming one when we lived in town. It was a magnet for...
Okay, I'll stop complaining about getting up to a morning in the 30's, and high winds. :oops: I sure hope you folks get spring sprung soon!
EWWWWW! :smt087 Actually I loved each and every one of them, but to maintain my pose as a high-brow, I had to do the EWWWW thing . . . .
My husband just picked this up from a beekeeping chat: This is the actual radio conversation of a US Naval ship and the Canadian Authorities...
Oleander--but beware as all parts are toxic to humans and pets.
Gee,having to go to Hawaii--you poor man! At least we will benefit from your trip by seeing all the lovely photos. Be sure to have a good time...
Oh, that is so precious! I also watched the following video about the puppy field trials. We had a Golden Retriever mix who moaned in his sleep....
When I taught Spanish, I told my students they had already mastered one of the two most difficult languages--English (Mandarin Chinese being the...
