In honor of the bard who blesses our family with his riveting recitations (you know who you are!), Grateful Trees and Bees is thrilled to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day. So, ahem! Here goes. Do read out loud now. Don’t be afraid. We promise, poetry is way cool. […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
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Our friends at HarvestLiberty.net found some brood on a honeycomb frame. They saved the brood from the honey extractor, but not before taking a few stills of a hatching apis mellifera ligustica. They created a quick one-minute (and, in their words, “decidedly unprofessional slide show”). Check it out, it’s as quick […]
Starting a bee hive on your property is an exciting event. It’s akin to having a new baby in the house — or 15,000 new babies! And as with a new baby, it can bring with it some anxiety about the health and well being of the creatures in your […]
Well, it’s official. At Grateful Trees and Bees’ kitchen garden in Durham, NC the potatoes are tucked all snug in their beds while visions of epic growth dance in their heads. The Farmer’s Almanac has a great online tool for determining the best spring planting dates for your neck of […]