Bees on a breezy day
Honey bee on a Mexican Salvia salvia leucantha The honey bee above is feeding on the nectar of a Mexican salvia spike. The blooms are so...
Buckeye butterfly visits the butterfly bush
Buckeye butterfly on the butterfly bush The butterfly bush seedling that I bought from Annie's Annuals is doing well in its container pot...
Bees and Blooms
All the seedlings that I bought from Annie's Annuals are blooming! The honey bee in the photo above is feeding on nectar and collecting...
California towhee fledgling
I was out in the backyard and noticed this California towhee on the fence. I walked very slowly and quietly to get close enough to get a...
Thyme for bees
You still will attract and feed bees when you grow plants in flower pots. In the image above a honey bee is feeding on the nectar of...
Bewick's Wren
Bewick's wren on a fence next to a jasmine shrub It took me several months to identify this bird that has been hopping around the garden...
Hummingbird enjoying the salvia
Bees are not the only ones crazy about the blue indigo spires and the black and blue salvia. I also observe Annas hummingbirds sipping...
Double Cranberry Cosmos attracting bees and butterflies
Honey bee collecting nectar from a double cranberry cosmos flower Last month I bought two cosmos seedlings from Annie's Annuals because I...
Marla Spivak: Why bees are dying
This is probably the best presentation and explanation of the bee population crisis. A MUST SEE for everyone! The four causes of our bee...
Bee house
bee house for solitary bees Yesterday we visited the Oakland Museum to see the "Bees: Tiny Insect, Big Impact" exhibit...
