Tuesday, June 28, 2011

More bee attractive plants - Quadra Island

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This orange flower's name escapes me.  I will add it in later. the bumble bees loved this plant The changing vista of an island ...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Bee attractive flowers in Joe's garden

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Drumstick Onions with a bumble bee embedded within the florets Joe has a great garden for bees.  He tries to have continuous bloom so th...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Paris gardens,France

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Paris, Parc de Bercy. A quiet space, away from the hustle and bustle Paris:  The hustle and bustle of a thorougfare Just around ...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Bee attractive flowers in a Dutch Garden

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During my visit to Holland, I was lucky to see a number of gardens that belonged to friends and relatives    Here are some of the bee attrac...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Bee attractive sage ground-cover- Quadra island

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Right in front of the medical clinic on Quadra Island,  a raised bed had some surprises in store for me.  I was certainly not expecting nume...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Joe's bumble bee nest

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Two bumble bees ready for flight. This is a large new queen that will be hibernating over the winter. Joe S. from Burnaby showed me h...
Sunday, June 12, 2011

Olive tree flowers in Italy

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We had a wonderful visit to Rome.  Always on the look-out for Bee pollinated flowers, I managed to see an olive tree in full bloom.  Olive ...

Flower market in Utrecht, Holland

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Flower Market in Utrecht, Holland Campanula- a bee attractive plant. These two varieties of bee attractive Sage Salvia, a bee att...

Joe predator proofs his full mason bee nests

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The screen dangles from a screw at this nest. Joe S.  from Burnaby, has come up with a very simple way of protecting his nests AFTER bees...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Flowers for Bees

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Over the past several weeks, during my travels, I kept my eyes open for 'Bee attractive' plant's.  I watched out for bees on flo...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Early summer management-removing cocoon cases

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It is time to remove mason bee cocoon hulls at the end of spring.   Earlier in the spring, Mason Bees chewed their  way out of their coco...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Link to Youtube Beediversemasonbees

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I have added two clips.  One of mason bees flying around and pollinating Kale flowers.  The second is one on mason bees using the Corn Quick...
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Flowers for Bees

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Flowers provide food for bees in the form of nectar and pollen.  Thus flowers are critical to their survival.  However, not all flowers prod...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Effect of overwintering temperatures-RESEARCH ARTICLE

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A very interesting article by Bosch and Kemp from Utah State University in Logan, on the effect of overwintering temperatures.  This is a su...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Setting out cocoons- SMALL scale verses LARGE scale

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Mass release of alfalfa leaf cutter bee cocoons . I started this article some time ago, before I had all the pictures in place.  Even th...