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Join us at the Bee Bash
If you are in the Bay Area this Saturday, April 1st, you have a great opportunity to hear bee expert speakers, including the Xerxes...
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Splish Splash
Due to the ongoing avian flu situation, we put away the birdbaths until we get the go ahead to put the baths back out. Just this little...
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Don't rush into Spring cleanup in the garden!
Photo credit: Deborah Seiler Yes, Spring is officially here. And some of the days are warmer. However, that bumble bee, other bees or...
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A Round of Robins and the Ivy Berries
This is our first winter in our current house. I wondered if the American robins would visit our backyard, as they visited the previous...
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Red cloud at sunset
This was our view out the kitchen window yesterday evening at sunset. That huge blanket of red tinged cloud cover looks ominous. So...
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The right way to leave stems for your bees
Very helpful information from the Tufts Pollinator Initiative: https://sites.tufts.edu/pollinators/2021/04/the-right-way-to-leave-stems-f...
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Leave the Leaves!
Why should you leave the leaves? Read this: https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves?fbclid=IwAR34jhkcmMGkz-F1wJXJh-eGeetSz25VRrw80UAkHbB...