Funny thing has happened this year… I seem to be more interested in flowers than veggies. Well, more specifically, I’m more interested in the holistic garden environment than just producing food. Not sure what that’s about, but I also actually purchased more mason bees, and I’m considering starting a beehive.
I think that it’s [...]

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I’ve been fumbling with getting the right bee blocks in my backyard for a couple of years.  I learned a lot about it the hard way– probably harder on the bees than me.
First, they like 5/16″ holes.  They’ll use other sizes, but if you want to optimize, go with 5/16″.
Second, liners are a Good Thing. [...]

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I think we survived the Cold Weekend.
The birds have been out in force.

The hellebores are popping outta the semi-frozen ground.

And the fence and gate are starting to look pretty festive, especially at night.  Where once there was a muddy expanse, now there’s something to look at.

And… some stuff just looks cool if you look close [...]

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As I sat down to write this, I heard the strangest sound outside my window. It would have been a glorious sound effect for my first podcast episode, but alas, by the time I got my recorder and 12 layer parka on, it had ended. It was a raccoon fight. Something, it [...]

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An exciting night here for the Urban Hayseed. Out on my nightly wander about the yard, after a hearty tinkle on the compost pile, I turned to return to the house and saw a pair of eyes light up in my headlamp about 20 feet ahead of me. I knew Chuckles the Kat [...]

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