Category Archives: Native Bee’s

Wacky Weather Thank Goodness for Native Pollinators

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

We have had yet another melting record breaking highs and yet another freezing rain event plus some ice pellets and snow thrown in the mix. Reports on the local gardener and farmer grape vine is that a number of trees … Continue reading →

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Good Bee numbers eqaul a Good Harvest..

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I love this photo so much because it just sums it up so well.. While we started out with sad start this spring with some of the mason bee’s coming way to soon.. They hatched out on a snap warm … Continue reading →

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Soil Health effects many of our Ground Nesting Bee’s!

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

https://thebeereport.com/a-new-way-to-assess-the-danger-that-pesticides-can-pose-to-bees/?fbclid=IwAR1nhTTxzXX8hjEsvJNOdroaeV1OFQyMn949lzpCdxXnjlLHXzk2keerjbQ “Researchers from the University of Guelph and the University of Ottawa looked at the concentrations of three commonly-used neonicotinoid insecticides in the soil at 18 different cucurbit farms in Ontario, Canada. They evaluated the probability that ground-nesting bees – … Continue reading →

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Finally Mason Bee Coon Hatching..

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Everything has been so late this year, I have been holding my mason bee coons in the fridge waiting.. WAITING! Two weeks ago, this lovely native bee was the first one that I saw.. after my ill timed for hatching … Continue reading →

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How to Build a Mason Bee Hotel Series

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

How to Build a Mason Bee Hotel Series Guest Posts by Powell River Books Blog As most folks know I will be adding in a number of different mason bee and Native Pollinator hotels and nesting box’s here on the … Continue reading →