Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee pollinating the Sunshine Blueberries
Between the rainstorms this yellow-faced bumble bee Bombus vosnesenskii has been busy pollinating our sunshine blueberry blossoms. I...
The Angelica tomentosa returns
Look who's back! Last year I planted two Angelica tomentosa "Wooly Angelica" seedlings in one of the patio plant beds. I tended to them,...
Lavender is a great nectar source for the pollinators
If you want a guaranteed nectar source all year-round, plant lavender shrubs. Here is a honey bee feeding on nectar from one of our...
Winter blooms on the Ray Hartman Ceanothus
It's so nice to see the Ray Hartman ceanothus shrub producing blossoms throughout the winter. When we lived at a lower elevation in...
First ladybird of the year
Aha, the first ladybird I've seen this year! It is a seven-spot ladybird Coccinella septempunctata on the leaf of a Cream Cups...
Brown-Eyed Bushtits in the Ray Hartman Ceanothus Shrub
Now that the Ray Hartman Ceanothus received a lot of water from several winter rainstorms, it is growing even taller, wider and lusher....
Honey Bee on Lavender Blossoms
We were away on vacation for a couple of weeks and returned just before New Year's Eve. It was such a nice welcome sight in the garden -...
Happy New Year to You!
We're now looking right at the year 2019. Thank you for reading my blog. Let's all make 2019 a better year for the planet and all living...
Bees and the Ivy Berries
It's that time of year when the ivy produces berries. And when it's not raining, the hum of buzzing fills the air. Here is a honey bee...
Honey bees still getting nectar in the garden
How nice to still see bees active in the garden. Between the rainstorms we have periods of sun, and that's when the bees are out. Here is...
