Showing posts with label bees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bees. Show all posts
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
La Caze French Bee Skep giveaway..
Posted by MAKMU ta
On Thursday, August 04, 2011
The lovely Angela and Renee over at Under Spanish Moss are having great giveaway for these wonderful French bee skeps. Don't miss your chance and make sure that you sign up for their blog it is one of my favorites!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
bees, wasps and ants in the garden and a new book from Timber press
Posted by MAKMU ta
On Tuesday, June 29, 2010
No Bees - no flowers
No flowers- no bees
Wenige Insekten sind wichiger als Bienen, Wespen und Ameisen. Da Bienen in erheblichem Maße zum Erhalt von Wild- und Kulturpflanzen und zu deren Erträgen beitragen, ist ihre ökologische Bedeutung beträchtlich. Bienen zählen weltweit zu den wichtigsten Bestäubern. Ihre ökonomische Bedeutung wird auch dadurch deutlich, dass in Deutschland derzeit von über 80.000 Imkern zirka eine Million Bienenvölker gehalten werden. Diese decken mit etwa 25.000 Tonnen Honig pro Jahr etwa 20% des heimischen Bedarfs.
Das neue Buch vom Timber Verlag, Oregon, USA handelt von diesen nützlichen Insekten, nur in englischer Sprache erhältlich. Es gibt in Deutschland viele Bücher und Websites, die sich ebenfalls mit Bienen und anderen Insekten befassen.
Few insects are more important than bees, wasps, and ants. They maintain the garden’s biological balance, fertilize vegetables, fruits, and flowers, and recycle nutrients within the soil. It’s no exaggeration to say that a garden can’t be understood without an understanding of its insects. Bees, Wasps, and Ants explores the importance of the Hymenoptera and explains how gardeners can encourage (or discourage) them in the garden. Part One includes a summary of their biology and a tour of what role they play in each part of the garden. Part Two takes a closer look at the individual groups within the family, including sawflies, horntails, woodwasps, parasitic wasps, predatory wasps, bees, and ants. Bees, Wasps, and Ants is sure to persuade even the most insectphobic reader to invite these fascinating creatures into their gardens.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
All The Buzz at Xericopia
Posted by MAKMU ta
On Thursday, May 13, 2010
The carpenter bees seem to have discovered their bounty for the season. There are at least five or
But I discovered something just as amazing, if not better - gold! A golden carpenter bee. WOW! I think it's a female, but that's just my plant-brained guess. (any novice entomologist out there know specifically what kind of bee it is?)









