Tag Archives: native bees

The final Garden Harvest in 2023

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

The weather this year as been very odd indeed, but I am beyond grateful that we did the huge second fall plantings. It was a strange garden year for us, the second year of gardening in the new big enclosed … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Climate Change, Food Forest, Food in jars, Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Garden harvest, gardening, homestead | Tagged beans, beets, breaking new garden soil, building a new garden, Canning, dried beans, Farm Life, Food Forest, Garden, Gardening, gardening-tips, Greens, growing your own seed for the next year, Homesteading, late garden harevests, native bees, sandy soil, vegetables, Veggies | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Native Bee's, native bees, Native Plants | Tagged Garden pollination using native bees, native bees, native flowers fall bee feeding, Native Pollinators ontario, Using Native Pollinators to increaes food yeilds in the garden | 1 Comment

Got Bees? Count your Blessings indeed.

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

The Spring Haskcaps or Honey Berries depending on what you call them are in full bloom finally, they are solidly 3 to 4 weeks behind as is everything.. however we have gone from cool to summer heat.. so all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Current, haskcaps, Lack of bees, Mason Bees, native bees, No mow may, Pollination, Spring Bees, Winter Kill of local honey bees | 5 Comments

Heliopsis – Bleeding Hearts

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

What a plant, the flowers start out almost a deep red, shifting to golden hues that magically end up bronze. This is a big plant.. It needs space and sun! It can be done in a mixed bed as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Forest, Garden, Garden harvest, Life moves on daily | Tagged Cutting flowers, Feeding the bees, Feeding the finches, Garden, Growing Fall feeder plants for your native bees, Heliopsis Bleeding hearts, native bees, Winter Feed for the finches | 2 Comments

Farmgal’s Photography April 25th

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

This is a old photo but so worth sharing.. My wonderful Dezzy girl turned 4 this week and this is her first baby photo.. listening to my heartbeat and stealing my heart at the time. The first of the bees … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | Tagged Farm Dog, Farmgal's Photography, native bees, sheep Milk Soap | 2 Comments

Bee Watering Station

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

So easy to make and so helpful to our native bees and other pollinating busy buzz. I do not have honey bees but I do have a lot of different native bees on the farm. This drought means that I … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens, native bees | Tagged Bee Water Station, Bees see blue, How to make a bee water station, Keeping your native bees happy, native bees | 9 Comments

A photo a Day- Busy Bee’s

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Yup, I was thrilled yesterday to see four kinds of bee’s in the garden yesterday, but only a certain kind was willing to get its photo taken, still it was awesome to see that everywhere I turned there was bee’s, … Continue reading →