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The bees arrive, the tomato seedlings rally, and pink blueberries!
Orchard Mason Bee House Just as I was about to embark on a series of beekeeping classes, I found Steve the bee guy on Craigslist. Steve offered to help me set up an orchard mason bee house. This was...
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Video: Orchard mason bees + the straw bale garden
The orchard mason bees are going gangbusters! Listen to Lily explain the orchard mason bee life cycle, and then head over to Wikipedia to get the real scoop. In any case, I’m really happy to see them...
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Moles, bees, flowers and gardening zen
Mole digging outside of the hardware treated raised beds It appears as though the hardware treatment we did to two of our raised beds is working! The moles have been digging like crazy around the...
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Tomato towers, chicken RIP, and bees
Tomato cages Yay! I arrived home today to find a giant package from Gardener’s Supply Company. I could easily spend way too much at Gardener’s so I try to focus my purchases on “infrastructure” items...
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Bees, basil, lemons, and eggs
Orchard mason bee condo Steve the bee guy installed the orchard mason bee condo a few days ago. Last year, Steve and I worked out a nifty arrangement. He uses my yard as a base for an orchard mason bee...
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Grape pruning, bees, and an essential gardening tool
Grape vine before pruning Grapes need a good pruning each year. They produce more grapes when properly pruned. While there are different methods for pruning grapes, I keep grape pruning pretty simple....
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Video: Flight of the Orchard Mason Bees
The Orchard Mason Bees are doing great this year! By far, this has been the best year for the bees since we started hosting them a few years ago. The weather has cooperated well, with enough...
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Orchard Mason Bees
Steve the bee guy set up an extra orchard mason bee nest at our place this year. The bees having been doing great and have almost filled all the nesting tubes. The timing has been perfect since we...
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Bees & bikes
Orchard mason bee nests Wow! After a slow start, the Orchard Mason Bees have done really well this year. Last week, I shared a video of the bees doing their thing. A few sunny days later and the bee...
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