by Greg Alder | May 15, 2026 | Misc |
“Harvesting honey completes a circle in your yard,” said Jacques, as he was guiding me through the process of taking honey from my hive of bees which he had helped me install three years prior. He explained: You grow these plants that flower (strawberries,...
by Greg Alder | Mar 10, 2026 | Misc, Native Plants |
In 2019, I wrote a post about growing a “Bee Garden,” a patch of flowering plants that provides food for bees and other pollinating insects. The point was to bring them in and keep them around such that they would also pollinate my nearby vegetables and fruit trees....
by Greg Alder | Jul 21, 2023 | Misc |
A few years ago I built a nesting block for native bees. I was hoping to increase their numbers by giving them an attractive nesting site so that I could in turn receive their pollination of my vegetables and fruit trees. I additionally planted flowers. My efforts...
by Greg Alder | Jan 27, 2023 | Misc |
For several years, I have recorded which flowers I see bees feeding on in my yard and elsewhere in Southern California, as well as the dates I see them. For example, this month I noted that there are many bees visiting the flowers of my bolted greens (above). Below is...
by Greg Alder | Oct 22, 2021 | Native Plants |
See this video by Jepson Herbarium describing more about Coyote bush plants. All of my Yard Posts are HERE Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)...
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