The best time to prune your trees is during the late Fall and winter. At Grateful Trees & Bees, we believe that, as with human surgical procedures, it’s always best to cut tree limbs after the anesthesiologist has had a chance to put the patient to sleep. Yes, it’s true. […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
6 posts
I’m Jennifer, the wife of Grateful Trees & Bee’s owner, Jake, and more often than not, I’ll be the writer of this here blog. Today I’m going to share with you my garden story. I’m guessing it’s a fairly common one for those of us born in the latter half […]
Bees are responsible for pollinating one third of our nation’s food supply: all those vegetables, fruits and nuts that we depend on. Since 2006 ten million hives have been lost nationwide to colony collapse disorder. Thankfully humans have been stepping up and starting backyard bee hives in great numbers. A […]
A core sample of a tree is a fascinating work of natural art that articulates not only the life of the tree, but the life of the environment we both share. We read in a tree’s rings about its encounters with drought or disease, as well as learn of its […]
While the details will vary for each project, there are some overarching principles that we here at Grateful Trees and Bees employ more often than not: 1. Robert Hunter is right: without love in the dream, it’ll never come true (1). 2. Set your intention and then go with the […]
It has been an exciting year for our family. We are pleased to announce the formation of 43560 Enterprises, LLC. This company realizes a long-held dream to provide to individuals, families and community organizations the skills we have been honing for decades. Our Grateful Trees & Bees division brings together […]