Tag: bees

Bloom Time

Spring is my favourite season in the Okanagan.  The orchards are in bloom - cherries, apricots, peaches apples, it is just gorgeous.  Other plants and trees are flowering as well; forsythias, lilacs, maples, willows, Oregon grapes, Saskatoons, chokecherries, and the hillsides are covered with arrowleaf balsamroot (Okanagan sunflowers). Being a bug person, I am always … Continue reading Bloom Time

Bees bees bees and “flying pandas”

The bees are busily working away and we have seen quite a lot.  It is always nice to see them since they are invaluable. Without them we will have quite the restricted diet and will not able to enjoy some of the delicious fruits, berries and vegetables that abound in the valley. Don’t forget honey. … Continue reading Bees bees bees and “flying pandas”