Absolutely beautiful, Erin…so wonderful to see you and your bees back!
I loved your Christmas folklore about bees…I’m going to remember that for next Christmas Eve.
And it was news to me, that possums eat mice! When I told my husband about your post, and that I thought possums were herbivores, he chuckled. “Have you seen their teeth?” he said. “They’re like little sabers! They’re not made for crunching, they’re made for shredding meat!”
It seems quite unfair, that the East and Midwest has been slammed so very hard by Old Man Winter, while here in the Pacific Northwest, the last two months been so balmy (relatively) my garlic and daffodils have come up a month early. I hope your bees are benefited by the warmth and sun on the way!
Thank you, Susan. I also thought they were herbivores, so you are not alone! I’m happy for the PNW getting balmy weather…someone ought to have an early spring for gardening!
Nice to see an update, but sorry to hear you lost some bees.
Lovely flower pics!
I'm growing Orchid Flame nasturtiums for the first time and I'm happy. I also have several pepper and tomato varieties that are ripening in our 80F weather. The Costoluto Genovese is a new one for me and doing very well.
Absolutely beautiful, Erin…so wonderful to see you and your bees back!
I loved your Christmas folklore about bees…I’m going to remember that for next Christmas Eve.
And it was news to me, that possums eat mice! When I told my husband about your post, and that I thought possums were herbivores, he chuckled. “Have you seen their teeth?” he said. “They’re like little sabers! They’re not made for crunching, they’re made for shredding meat!”
It seems quite unfair, that the East and Midwest has been slammed so very hard by Old Man Winter, while here in the Pacific Northwest, the last two months been so balmy (relatively) my garlic and daffodils have come up a month early. I hope your bees are benefited by the warmth and sun on the way!
Thank you, Susan. I also thought they were herbivores, so you are not alone! I’m happy for the PNW getting balmy weather…someone ought to have an early spring for gardening!
All is not balmy today, though! A stiff Northeaster, barely 30 degrees!
Oh NO!
Nice to bee back with you, Substack friend. 😘
Thank you 😊
Nice to see an update, but sorry to hear you lost some bees.
Lovely flower pics!
I'm growing Orchid Flame nasturtiums for the first time and I'm happy. I also have several pepper and tomato varieties that are ripening in our 80F weather. The Costoluto Genovese is a new one for me and doing very well.
Your garden sounds lovely...as does your weather! Nasturtiums are so cool.
Marking the beehives with epiphany chalk is FANTASTIC what a great thing to do!