Spring is near and it feels like it today. Warm, sunny, clear, slight breeze and nearing the end of spring break. It has been an interesting week at The Orange Bee between bee adventures, the college search, March madness taking over every television we own and seeking to enjoy spring and the absence of our […]
UGH! The March winds are rearing their ugly heads today. The roaring sound is relentless, the phrase wind-blown is in effect, and my hair is tousled, to say the least. The twenty-seven mile per hour winds are wrecking havoc on my bee adventures and I am not happy about it. There are bee affairs […]
With our warmer weather, windy March days, blossoms bursting out all over the place, birds nesting, and bees buzzing I’ve been dreamin’ of lazy summer days. Not that I wish to pass over spring – I do not! Right now Miss T and I are on spring break from school. It’s just the precursor to […]
If you are interested in my bee adventures check out the “Bees & Honey” page, Bee School 101, Crafty Little Creatures, for a short story of yesterday’s adventure in the bee yard. Enjoy!
Yesterday was a new adventure for me in the skills of beekeeping. For the first time I was able to open my hive, without Mr. Floyd’s presence. He’d said, “you ‘ll need to do it by yourself sometime…”. What he didn’t know is, I’ve been keen for this opportunity ever since my girls moved in. […]
Carrots? The favorite food of cartoon character Bugs Bunny hardly needs an explanation. I bet your mother told you that eating carrots would keep your eyesight bright. She was correct, the beta-carotene in carrots helps protect our vision and antioxidants found in carrots provide protection against macular degeneration. Did you know that besides my favorite […]
If you have been following my blog you may recall reading the post about grilled salmon mojo de ajo. It was titled “Garlic Is Good For You”. Did you know that garlic contains manganese, Vitamin B1, B6 and Vitamin C ? These are just a few of garlic’s healthy benefits. Garlic is wonderful used […]
Do you say tomato or toe-mah-toe? I say tomato and with that said, I’ve been pondering the change of seasons. It is upon us, spring that is. I’m feeling the need to move forward as the clocks will be moving forward this weekend, a true sign of the season change. Not to mention dandelions, peach […]
Here I am, day 2 of my new adventure. This morning was drizzly, cool and windy, again not the most favorable weather for my bees. I didn’t even walk out to the bee yard to check on them. As a matter of fact they don’t need to be checked on everyday. This afternoon however, the […]
Today I observed my bees foraging in the peach blossoms. It was quite a sight. Please go to the “Bees & Honey” page-Bee School 101-Peach Honey for some photos and a little bee lesson. Enjoy!
