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28 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Irma
Now the sun is sinkingIn the golden west;Birds and bees and childrenAll have gone to rest;And the merry streamlet,As it runs along,With a voice of sweetnessSings its evening song. Cowslip, daisy, violet,In their little beds,All among the grassesHide...
5 Jul 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Around where I live these bees emerge in late February. The time can vary in different places based on when temperatures rise above 55F (12C). In North Georgia this will occur early on in February or March. Winter is not usually done by then and som...
27 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer
I bought these little plants a few months ago, not all of them have survived but a couple of them are still hanging on. Hoping they will produce new leaves soon and get better. One of them got munched on by bugs real bad and did not come back, and t...
26 Jun 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Solominer
In this segment I add another bee house to the stack, this one specializes in collecting pollen. It has screens inside that the bees must pass through and when they do it rakes off a little bit of pollen. This pollen drops down into a tray I can col...
21 Jun 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
The Bees fill these holes from the back all the way forward to the front. In the cover animation, a female can be seen laying larva at the end of the tunnel. Her face and body covered in pollen as she works hard during peak season to build as many h...
16 Jun 2020 2 minute read 4 comments Solominer
When I get the opportunity to walk through a forest I try to never pass it down. Its great to see others on the Hive blockchain making use of nature trails near where they live. Some of these trails are for recreation, others are a way of life and...
15 Jun 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Biwakkitchen
Time for good mood and tasty food! Anyone up for tender & hearty mushroom balls. Ingredients: 4 cups mushrooms, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1 medium onion, chopped 2eggs 1 cup oats 1/2 cup grounded flax seeds 1/4 cup spelt flour Herbs: ore...
15 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer
One of the first plants I started growing when I moved to this property were Raspberry bushes. I started with one container of brambles and over ten years ive divided them into about twenty feet of bushes along a wall. Every year I could stick a sho...
13 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer
I planted a bunch of bushes a few years back, though not all survived. Maybe it was due to me treating some with bad home made pesticides. I used vegetable oil and really pissed off some of the plants, more than the bugs it would seem....
10 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
A few days ago, freedompoint over on hive and steemit posted a video on how to tie the only fishing knot you'll ever need. That got me thinking about some of the knots I use often at work. The one I use most often is the clove hitch. I use it mostly...
