Every year, I enjoy the awakening of these beautiful apple and cherry flowers. To see…
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Sun is out and bees are feeding
After warm temperatures in early spring, quickly followed by a cold spell lasting a good…
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Dandelion flowers-food for bees!
Here on the west coast of British Columbia, my favourite flower came out in abundance. It…
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Pieris japonica- early spring bloom
You can’t beat this plant for being ready with nectar for early spring bees. Here…
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Colourful flowers feed an array of bumble bees.
Today I stopped by a Oliver Woods Recreation centre in Nanaimo (BC Canada). It is…
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Blackberries- great eating or a pest?
In July/August blackberries bloom and flowers provide great food for bees. Blackberry flowers are great…
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Wild fruit and pollination
On Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada) there are all kinds of wild and native fruit…
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Providing continuous bloom for bees -Joe S.
In the spring, Joe S. and I chatted about providing continuous bloom for bees in…
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More bee attractive flowers, Quadra Island, BC Canada
Aquilegia/columbine I will ask the gardener the name of this plant. Strawberries Lupine ? Crane’s…
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An amazing old fashioned rose, Quadra Island,BC
This beautiful and wonderfully scented rose is a mega-attractant to bees. A old variety that…
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