This is my little bee condo! Last year I discovered I have a plum tree in my back yard. It only produced a couple of plums, but they were both really good! The little cardboard tube on the table is full of mason bees who, when the sun shines on them and warms them up, will break out of the tube and build houses in the little holes. The nice bee lady said to fill the square holes with straws so that the bees can build inside the straw and at the end of the year I just have to pull out the straws, clean out all the bad stuff, wash off the bee babies and put them inside a bee baby house till next spring when the new bees will come out and start the process all over again. Now the purpose of my little bee adventure is so that these little critters will pollenate my trees and flowers and make good things happen! I'm pretty excited about my little venture into bees and will keep you updated on their progress.
I also went to the Yard, Garden and Patio show this weekend. I was feeling kind of rocky, but went anyway because I already bought the ticket and I wanted to see my bamboo gardener. The show was great! I purchased calla lilly bulbs in flame, yellow, and chocolate. I also purchased a Red Tiger Abutilon which looks like a little orange chinese lantern with red veins...really cool! Later on this summer I'll make an appointment to go out to the Bamboo Garden and get the grand tour and lots of information about what type of bamboo to plant along the north 40. The lady gave me some good ideas and I'm excited about progressing. I still have to get rid of my railroad ties and plant grass and get rid of a lot of stone, but such things will keep me off the streets and out of trouble...well...off the streets anyway.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Bob??? Are you still alive and well? I see Linda on sometimes, but you have been AWOL! What's the deal??? Jean??? You still with us???
Love you all! Me
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