Animals
Oh, and I painted the rest of the gourds that I grew last year...
and hung them in the garden.
Birdhouses!
- Where Do They Go?
May 1st is a much anticipated day here on the farm.Typically it is right around this date that the hummingbirds arrivefrom their arduous journey north from the Caribbean, where they spend the winter. These tiny birds get right to work building nests...
- A Wonderful Sight To Bee-hold!
Each and every day we see just a little more of the ground!Less snow, more water....more mud! Just about everywhere you look there is a small stream of water flowing... eventually reaching the lowest part of the farm...the pond. Afternoon chore time...
- Hummers And Bears, Oh My!
They're back!After an arduous flight across the Caribbean,our sweet little friends, the ruby throated hummingbirdshave arrived at Bee Haven Acres...at least the males have arrived.The females should be returning soon. I have re-hung all of our hummingbird...
- Beekeeping Basics
Yesterday was another sunny day with temperatures in the 60's. The rain held off (I think today may be the day, though). I took advantage of the wonderful weather, donned my bee suit, and headed out to feed the bees. Earlier this week I mixed...
- Great News
I have been anxiously awaiting Spring to see how our honey bees tolerated the long, cold winter. I am happy to say that upon initial inspection, there is good activity at all 5 hives. I have begun to feed them sugar water until nectar starts flowing....a...
Animals
Humming Along
I thought I would share a few photos from this weekend.
More time spent in the garden.....dreaming!
The hummingbirds are quite happy with the addition of the feeder in the garden...
and drain it on a daily basis.
For those of you who have never fed hummers,
I highly recommend you get a hummingbird feeder.
The feed is just sugar water...
one part sugar to four parts water...
boiled until dissolved, then cooled.
My feeder is constantly a-buzz..
requiring me to refill it daily.
The picture that I took, that I am most excited about
is this one....
What you see protruding from the end of her beak
is her tongue.
Most people think that hummers drink nectar through their
beak like a straw.
What they actually do, though, is to slip this tongue
in and out of the flower at a rate of 13 times per second,
each time covering the tongue with nectar that is
then brought back into its mouth.
What a world we live in!
Truly amazing and magical...and it is all around us,
everyday!
We only need to open our eyes.
PS....I saw an elusive scarlet tanager,
while picking blackberries at the edge of the woods;
but could not capture him by camera.
I am making this my goal.
In case you have never seen one....
here is someone else's picture...sadly, not mine.
(From the public domain.....)
Oh, and I painted the rest of the gourds that I grew last year...
and hung them in the garden.
Birdhouses!
- Where Do They Go?
May 1st is a much anticipated day here on the farm.Typically it is right around this date that the hummingbirds arrivefrom their arduous journey north from the Caribbean, where they spend the winter. These tiny birds get right to work building nests...
- A Wonderful Sight To Bee-hold!
Each and every day we see just a little more of the ground!Less snow, more water....more mud! Just about everywhere you look there is a small stream of water flowing... eventually reaching the lowest part of the farm...the pond. Afternoon chore time...
- Hummers And Bears, Oh My!
They're back!After an arduous flight across the Caribbean,our sweet little friends, the ruby throated hummingbirdshave arrived at Bee Haven Acres...at least the males have arrived.The females should be returning soon. I have re-hung all of our hummingbird...
- Beekeeping Basics
Yesterday was another sunny day with temperatures in the 60's. The rain held off (I think today may be the day, though). I took advantage of the wonderful weather, donned my bee suit, and headed out to feed the bees. Earlier this week I mixed...
- Great News
I have been anxiously awaiting Spring to see how our honey bees tolerated the long, cold winter. I am happy to say that upon initial inspection, there is good activity at all 5 hives. I have begun to feed them sugar water until nectar starts flowing....a...