In honor of earth and arbor day, I decided to share some odd bee facts on Twitter. My friends on Plurk asked if I would share them on Plurk. How could I not share them with you?!? I tried to pick facts that I haven’t shared before. I’ve expanded the facts for the blog. …
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Death of Open Grove Claudia
? This video is 4 minutes long. I have BIG news. Or small news if you know me well. ?When I whisper my plans to my friends and loved ones, they say, “Of course.” This video describes the WHY but not the WHAT. In the next days and weeks, somethings will die.? Open Grove Claudia…
This blender will kill someone.
Disclaimer: All content of this article are the opinions of the author, please investigate facts on an individual basis. It’s only a matter of time. What am I talking about? I’m talking about my new fabulous L’Equip Blender. Turns out it’s deadly. Check this out: This is a piece of blender blade. It broke when…
On the urban farm….
While sitting on my neighbor’s deck, I overheard this conversation: “Can you believe it? She actually keeps bees?” The woman said.? “She even said that she wanted to GROW her food this year.” Was she talking about me?? I don’t know her. “Oh, she’s ridiculous,” the other woman said.? “What does she thinks she has??…
Bee update.
After waiting and pacing around for most of the morning, I watched the mailman’s back as he moved off our porch and on with his route on Saturday. No queenbee in sight. Two hours later, a breathless postman pounded on the door. Tucked under his jacket was a box from ZiaQueen. He said his boss…
Bee update.
Photo by Harlekwin – Bee in Pear Groves Spent quite a bit of time in my hives on Sunday and wanted to give you an update. My big hive? It’s big. There’s a lot of bees and no food. The bees are hungry and aggitated after 2 days stuck inside due to snow. Wouldn’t you…
Thursday Thirteen – Save the bees
This time of year, my mind turns to my honey bee hives. A hive can cling to life through the frigid winter, only to die in March due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Thursday Thirteen #22 – You can save the bees! Here are thirteen things YOU can do to help save the bees: 1….
Book review: All-star sales book
We used to do a lot of book reviews, and interviews with authors, in the Open Grove. In an effort to see what I want to do, and see what’s interesting to people, I agreed to write a couple book reviews. Because of my diverse background, and ability to read quickly, I am often approached…
2008 Bee Report (Part 1)
Rather than visit the bees in early February, I decided to wait until a really warm day in early March.? That day is today. It’s 70 degrees, no wind.? Perfect for an early spring peek.? I’ll tell you that I hate, absolutely hate, the first peek of the year. Why?? Because no matter how strong…
Courage.
You may remember that I made a bet with FuriousBall.? Honey for a working PHP search.? He lost the bet so promised the PHP search. Have you ever worked with a web programmer?? I have and the experiences are never ever rarely pleasant.? Most web programmers are more interested in boosting their flailing egos bank…