Catching up
Summer is a busy time for gardeners, even though it has rained so much this July that we hardly needed to water anything aside from the pots, and our plants are thriving almost on their own. Still, this channel has… Continue Reading
Author: Karin Kiontke
Of birds…
… and bees. In early spring, we placed a number of bird houses into our garden. In a city like ours, these are generally occupied by house sparrows (I wish, we had blue birds!) By mid spring, every bird house… Continue Reading
Make Music New York 2018
Last Thursday was June 21 and thus time for Make Music New York. For us, it meant to get treated to a performance by the Nevermind Orchestra. With their fun brass sound, the band attracted listeners of all ages into… Continue Reading
National Pollinator Week
This blog has been a lot about bees lately, and I will stick with this subject for just a little longer, because this week is National Pollinator Week. You may know that without honey bees, there would be no almonds,… Continue Reading
The bee story, a sequel
Our beekeepers had been anxious about the queen-less hive. Another inspection revealed no sign of a fertile queen. Even the previous queen cells were gone. Without eggs or young larvae, the workers could not raise a new queen either. This… Continue Reading