My dad made this sweet house for the mason bees out of a wine box.
Bee House
Category: insects
Mason
One of the mason bee hatchlings came by for a visit yesterday. I had to fish the little guy out of a water dish! I’ve added pebbles to it, so he’ll have something to climb onto if he should fall in again. I think he was here looking for a girl bee, but they are all still sleeping in their cocoons – hopefully they’ll come out soon!
Cellar Glass Snail
I wish I would have added something for size reference here. This snail was teeny – the shell was about the same size as the nail on my pinkie finger.
Don’t Bug Me… I’m Busy
I like an insect that is so focused it doesn’t care that there is a camera lens right on top of it – it makes my job easier.
Taking a Break
The weather was so nice yesterday – our first really warm day of the year. I spent the day tidying up the garden and setting out some flowering plants for the bees and wasps that were buzzing about. This one stopped off for a drink of water from a different kind of flower.
Home, Sweet Home
It was super windy today, the kind of wind that knocks trees down and snaps telephone poles, so my plans to hang up this bee house were put on hold. Once the weather is nicer I’ll select a good spot for this house and put out the welcome mat.
Red’s Revenge
What’s this?! The last time we saw Red she was being served up as the main course of a jumping spider’s lunch. How can it be that she’s alive today without so much as a scratc… what? Ahhhh this isn’t Red, it’s her twin sister Roux! She seems a bit agitated. I think she might know something…
We’ll bring you more information as this story develops.
Sometimes you eat the bug…
..and sometimes he eats you.
Most Garden City residents know that the corner of Salvia St and Sage Ave belongs to the Jumping Spiders and will avoid this area. The flashy redhead was new in town, however, and looking for a bite to eat. Unfortunately she chose the wrong branch this day and crossed paths with the notorious Spider crew. Spidey had an appetite as well, and Beetle du Jour was the only dish that could satisfy it. As red’s life ebbed away, she thought of the eggs she had carefully placed throughout the garden the night before and hoped her final, raspy words would somehow reach them… “avenge me… avenge me…!”
There are eight million stories in the garden city; this has been one of them…
Lavender Bee
This bee was so busy working on its quota it didn’t seem to mind me crawling through the lavender to get a closeup shot.
Leap of Faith
And leap he did.
