The Dirt
The first 21 days of a bee’s life.
A Bee’s Life by Sandy Swegel You have to watch this Ted Talk. It’s a time-lapse video of the first 21 days of a bee’s life and how bee babies turn into what looks like slime into a bee. http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/05/an-extraordinary-glimpse-into-the-first-21-days-of-a-bees-life-in-60-seconds/ I think promoting bees is the real key to reversing the dumping of pesticides in […]
The Wisdom of Bees
All About These Important Pollinators by Sandy Swegel “The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as he found them.” — St Francis de Sales, 16th c. I spent a restful weekend in a […]
Design a Party Garden
Fill Your Garden With Color by Sandy Swegel Nope, a party garden isn’t a garden in which to have a party. This is a garden to make sure your parties are more fun and flavorful. It has been raining in Boulder for two solid weeks. We, fair-weather gardeners, don’t like to garden in the drizzle […]