More food for the pollinators
The bees, butterflies and hummingbirds have been sipping at the nectar of the Sapphire Blue salvia plants for the past few weeks. Some of...
Enjoying lavender nectar
Sunday was a very warm day, great weather for the bees and butterflies. Cabbage moths are very lovely creatures, with paper thin wings,...
Hummingbird nesting in the fig tree
This afternoon while in the house I heard an interesting bird song, and got my camera to try to get an image of the bird. I saw a bird...
Busy day on the Sapphire Salvia
Monday, Memorial Day, was a very busy day on the Sapphire Salvia plants. Bees were on there all day, sometimes both carpenter bees and...
The towhee and the blueberry shrubs
We observe California towhees all year round in the garden, but this is the time of year when they monitor our backyard several times a...
Just watching the honey bees
Who can ever get bored observing bees? Here's a honey bee seen from behind, landing on lavender blossoms on a sunny, breezy day. And here...
Casanova, the male wool carder bee
Last weekend I spent some time deadheading rosebushes and cutting dried branches in one area along the driveway. There was the usual...
here come the bees
How wonderful it is to hear the buzzing sounds of busy bees in the garden! Above is an image of a honey bee approaching a Sapphire Salvia...
Welcome back, Wool Carder bees!
This past weekend I observed wool carder bees in the backyard. It's so great to see them again! In the above image a wool carder bee is...
The Sapphire Salvia spires are blooming
The Sapphire Salvia plants are blooming and ready for the pollinators! Even before the blossoms opened up, bees and hummingbirds were...
