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Tag Archives: bees

Bee Plants in the Catskills.

23-May-11

http://kyleschen.com/2011/02/28/unimagination/ We just had our wildflower festival at Catskill Native Nursery, and the owner, Francis Groeters, gave a pretty impressive talk on native pollinators (as opposed to the nonnative honeybees).  One of his powerpoint slides – how I love scientists – simply said “Observe.”  His point was to observe how the plants in your garden create […]

Bear Gardening.

11-Aug-10

Koynanagar We were landscaping this week in Silver Hollow – a beautiful part of the Catskills, one I’ve known for awhile.  Today as I was finishing up – my colleague had just pulled out – I heard some weird chattering in the woods, almost like laughter, and the breaking of a large branch, which then came […]