The Bumble Bees are back!
I am so excited to see Bumble Bees back in the garden! For the past few days I always see two bombus californicus California Bumble Bee...
Happy Easter from busy bees
What a beautiful sight! Bees all over the blooming Ray Hartman ceanothus shrub. How many honey bees do you see in this picture? When I...
Backyard blooms for the pollinators
The hummingbird salvia is starting to bloom. The blossoms are such a vivid magenta color, that they add a pop of brightness to the...
Out of the pots and into the mud
With all of this rain, especially steady soft rain, it's a great time to transplant from pots to the ground. There is no danger of frost,...
between the rainstorms
On Sunday, before it started to rain again, I observed this honey bee enjoying the nectar of borage blossoms. It flew from blossom ... to...
Planting wildflowers
With all of this early spring rain, I can't think of a better time to start strewing those wildflower seeds. Recently I received as a...
Guess what this is...
A "Wild Cotton" milkweed seed pod. I suddenly noticed the pod while walking around the backyard the other day. It is about 1 1/2 inches...
Honey bee pollinating Sunshine blueberry blossoms
Honey bee approaching a blueberry blossom How wonderful to see a honey bee visiting the Sunshine blueberry bush. This means we'll have...
Male carpenter bee and the Mexican salvia
The carpenter bees have been back in the garden for a couple of weeks now. I've only noticed male carpenter bees, who seem to be...
Bees on the Damsom plum blossoms
The Damsom plum tree by the driveway is in bloom. And the air is fragrant with the scent of plum blossoms. Both honey bees and leaf...
