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Today’s entry is a guest post by Dave Hunter from www.crownbees.com Honey bees are having challenges today with Colony Collapse Disorder, pesticides, global weather changes, nasty mites and a few more maladies. I’m sure you’ve read much of this bad news in recent years. Although scientists are working feverishly to help this wonderful bee, their . . . → Read More: Raising Gentle Bees for your Backyard In today’s video I step away from the front porch and talk about the Plan Bee! Mason Bee Nesting box from Organic Control (www.organiccontrol.com). This little baby retails on Orcon’s site for $29.00 (http://organiccontrol.com/category/bees/). That may seem a little high until you get this in your hand. Its a hunk of plastic that has . . . → Read More: Front Porch Review – Plan Bee! Mason Bee Nest by Orcon I like honeybees but they are the primadonnas of the pollinating world. They get essentially all of the credit and a lot of its due because they pollinate a lot of the non-native fruits such as apples and pears. But how much work do honeybees really do? Why are they so succectible to CCD and . . . → Read More: Episode 139 Native Pollinating Bees Since I’ve been kind of out of step, going to the fair and all I thought it appropriate to do a show today about a topical and specific subject: Persimmons. Tune in today to learn: *The origins of the proper names for persimmons and the family. *How the Native Americans gave them their common . . . → Read More: Episode 127 Persimmon Today I cover (pun intended) Cover Crops! You all have been requesting this for some time but until someone put in the Paypal receipt for their FSKP purchase did I really get the message, you all want to hear about COVER CROPS! So let’s dig a little deeper. What are cover crops? A crop grown . . . → Read More: Episode 124 Cover Crops In today’s episode I wanted to talk a little about some of the creatures that improve garden utility and aesthetics – Birds and Bats. *Why gardening self-sufficiently isn’t just about food production. *How birds and bats can actually help your food production though! *How, what, when, where and why of attracting these creatures. *Why . . . → Read More: Episode 120 Gardening for Birds and Bats Tune in today as I take another round of listener questions and feedback. *Details about the seed contest - prize=$55 worth of heirloom seeds! *Where I’m at with my move. *How wet do I need to keep my worm bin? *Is there a list of plants that I can plant in my garden and when? *Which . . . → Read More: Episode 115 Listener Questions and Feedback |
 
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