All About Plants by Sandy Swegel One of the awkward parts of the holiday season is ending up at gatherings where you only know the person you came with and everyone else is a stranger. There’s always the option of getting a plate of food and finding a comfortable chair to sit in and people […]
Gardening Tips by Sandy Swegel Growing up in the South, we always had a wrapped gift under the tree just in case we needed an extra gift. This was in part a combination of Southern graciousness and straight-out guilt. What if someone brought us a gift and we didn’t get one for them? Or what […]
Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel It’s time to give the last garden award of the year: Latest Bloomer of the Year. Late blooming flowers are important because they are the last nectar and pollen sources of the season for bees and other pollinators. Bees especially show up on sunny Fall days when the warmth prompts […]
Gardening Tips by Sandy Swegel First Frost is fast approaching and we’ll be reaching for our green tomatoes recipes when all those green tomatoes are hogging our countertops. No matter how clever, green tomatoes aren’t as wonderful as red tomatoes. So act now to get those green tomatoes to turn red on the vine. Now […]
Gardening Tips by Sandy Swegel Ask me Anything About gardening that is. That’s what I tell people when I’m looking for blog ideas or a little fun. So the answer this week in the form of a question was from my friend Jim: “Why do sunflowers follow the sun but then all die facing the […]
Gardening Tips by Sandy Swegel One evening near dusk in the garden, a gardening friend’s inquisitive granddaughter asked: “Where do bees sleep?” This obvious question brought on a googling frenzy. We could guess that honey bees might sleep in the hive. But what about the 4000 species of native solitary bees? Hive-dwelling honey bees are […]
Peponapis: A Squash Lovin’ Bee Jul 19, 2016 04:54 pm | thebeeswaggle by Jessica Goldstrohm Did you know some bees are very dependent on particular species of flowers? This lovely bee is the squash bee, and I was fortunate enough to discover her, along with may others nestled inside squash flowers of a good friend’s […]
Pollinators by Sandy Swegel I love the things humans find to celebrate. Partying really is in our DNA. It turns out that nature lovers in East Brunswick, New Jersey actually celebrate moths for an entire WEEK and have proclaimed July 23-31 National Moth Week. At first, I thought this was a quirky group of nature […]
Alternatives to Poisons by Jessica of TheBeesWaggle.com I have had many inquiries on this topic, and I would like to post some solutions for you to use as an alternative to poisons. Weeds do have value to pollinators, as most produce blooms that carry highly nutritious contents for pollinators. However, they can be overwhelming in […]
The Flowers and the Bees Why Bees Matter contributed by Sarah Woodard (of PerfectBee) About the Author: Sarah Woodard has three years experience as a beekeeper, loves constantly learning from her bees and helping others discover beekeeping. See some of her other writing at https://www.clippings.me/sarahwoodard ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As flower lovers, you already know that bees are attracted to […]