bee swarm!
There was a e-mail that went out this afternoon at work: the bees are swarming. And they’re swarming on a window, not some more appropriate opening in a log. Of course I had to check it out. Armed with my… Read More »bee swarm!
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agave update
We interrupt our series on the gardens at the Huntington Library with this quick update on the progress of the bloom spike of my Agave attenuata. At this point there flowers have opened on about three feet of the spike.… Read More »agave update
in defense of bees
A lot of nurseries around here tout plants as being hummingbird- or butterfly-friendly. Those little critters are awfully decorative and fun to have around, but the major work of pollination belongs to the bees. For instance the California almond crop… Read More »in defense of bees