Sign for the New York City Bee Watchers Program seen in Coffey Park (Red Hook, Brooklyn). This program studies bees native to NYC and the indigenous plants that they pollinate. Special "bee gardens" have been planted in parks around the city! http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_divisions/gnpc/bee_watch...
For the past year, experts have observed a marked decline in the honey bee population, with entire colonies collapsing without warning. Approximately 50 percent of hives have disappeared and researchers around the country are scrambling to find out why. Scientists have termed this phenomenon "Colony Collapse Disorder" and fear that without honey bees to pollinate crops like fruits, vegetables, and almonds the loss of honey bees could have an enormous horticultural and economic impact around the world.
This photo of wild crab apples ~ poet food. A beautiful allegory of Ambition - both hopeful and thwarted. While energized by the broad sweeping curves and attempts at fullness and colour, we are humbled by bearing witness to the ultimate results of…
best wishes for a good day Jill!
just fired up my snowblower, and I'm ready for our approaching snow, we've been lucky so far but may get hi this time...then it will ventute over to visit TW, BP and Andy too!
I imagine your feeder activity will only increase, Louie.
We are still waaay belkow normal temps here and they are still saying we might actually see snow tonight and tomorrow. I'll believe it when I see it.