• Bees & Pollinators

    Winter Bees

    The bees are cleaning house! A couple of days ago the sun was shining and it was pretty warm out (50ish is my guess), so the bees took the opportunity to clean out their dead.  One by one they flew out with a dead bee in their clutches and simply…

  • Everything Else

    The Urban Farm Fall To-Do List

    So, the summer veggies are in swift decline, the weather man is teasing us with “chilly weather” ahead and my Fall To-Do List just keeps growing and growing. Clear the Beds – Tomatoes, carrots, beans, potatoes, corn, cucumbers, bell peppers and jalapenos all still need to come out of their…

  • Uncategorized

    Bee Stings & Balloon Faces

    So…apparently I’m allergic to bee stings.  How allergic?  Well, the kind of allergic that swells up your face so you look like a balloon and makes the doctor give you an EpiPen “just in case you go into anaphylactic shock next time”.  Awesome. I’ll spare you the horrifying pictures of…

  • Grow - Harvest

    The Birds & the Bees of Squash

    Have you ever wondered how you can tell which of your flowers might become an actual squash?  I sure have.  Because, while the flowers sure are pretty, I’d much rather have a meal than a few flowers. This is a male pumpkin flower… This is a female pumpkin flower. How…

  • Bees & Pollinators

    Are We Being Robbed?!?

    Recently, Tool Lady and I saw some unusual behavior happening right outside our bee hive…The bees seemed to be moving very quickly and strangely right outside of the hive. At first we thought it was a robbery in progress.  You know, the whole fight to the death panic ensuing madness…