First Orange California Poppy of the Year!
Here is our first Orange California Poppy Eschscholzia californica of the year blooming in our native plant garden. It is a result of...
Why do bees buzz?
Very cool video from The New York Times - Science Take!
Word from the bees
Great illustration by Marc Keelan-Bishop!
Mining Bee and the lavender plant
While pulling weeds in the front yard, I decided to rest. And there it was in front of me, a mining bee visiting one of the lavender...
Native blooms
The front garden with mostly native plants currently has a lot of yellow blooms, which is always a cheerful sight. Above are blossoms...
Honey Bees and the Rosemary Blossoms
Oh how the bees love rosemary blossoms. Our rosemary plant which is growing in a medium-sized container has been in full bloom for about...
Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee on Indigo Spires Salvia
And here is a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee, bombus vosnesenskii enjoying the nectar of the Indigo Spires Salvia blossoms. This plant has grown...
Bumble Bees on the patio
How fortunate I was today to observe not one, but two different kinds of bumble bees on the Sunshine Blueberry shrubs today. Above is a...
Hummingbird Salvia blossoms
Oh, look at this spike of blooming hummingbird sage Salvia spathacea . This plant is growing in a large pot in on the patio. Native to...
Honey Bee visiting the patio
A honey bee visited mainly the lavender and rosemary blossoms this weekend. Our rosemary shrub, growing in a container, is full of...
