Natural Beekeeping Conference This Weekend!

August 18, 2016

...gust 19th, 6-9pm! There will also be “Special Interest Groups” on both days covering a wide range of topics for both beginner and advanced beekeepers (see full schedule at the bottom of this page). All who are interested in bees and beekeeping are welcomed to attend! #HLONBC Limited tickets available to this awesome weekend so REGISTER NOW! Save...

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Saturday Linkages: Beetle Party, Floating Homes and Cilantro

Mr. Homegrown

June 9, 2018

Saturday Linkages

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...8 Vacant land and urban agriculture are rejuvenating wild bee populations. Bees love cities. What can cities do to love them back? https://t.co/A7mrxmd5tn pic.twitter.com/bJ7EleD3ef — Timber Press (@timberpress) June 9, 2018 On building your dream (floating) home-studio, the Dutch way: https://t.co/vBozflpUr1 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 9, 2018 Returning a Town’s Perennial Border to Lawn? | Garden Rant https://t.co/qIk3vCBIxK — Root Simple (@...

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Three California Natives that Double as Culinary Herbs

Mr. Homegrown

January 16, 2017

Gardening

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.... Using it as a culinary herb brings the taste of California to your food. Bees love it too. You can make a tea with all of these plants and you can dry them for use as herbs. And a reminder that if you’re in a hurry you can dry herbs in a microwave by putting the leaves in one layer between two paper towels. Microwave for one minute and let the leaves cool. If they aren’t brittle, microwave for another minute. Pascal Baudar (a guest on episode 89...

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Asking the Right Questions

Mr. Homegrown

October 8, 2013

Gardening, Permaculture, Thoughtstylings

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...eed to ask about the many subjects covered on this blog. Take for instance bees. Mainstream beekeepers ask, “How can I get more honey?” when they should be asking the same question Parsifal asks, “What ails thee?” That is, “What is in the long term interest of the bee’s health?” This is the question Michael Thiele and Kirk Anderson both ask. It’s a wise one to ask, since our health is inextricably entwined with that of the bees. Or think about ais...

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We Grow Houses

Mr. Homegrown

September 27, 2007

Gardening, Pests

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...ttractant is species-specific and won’t attract beneficial insects such as bees and butterflies. Public information officer Ken Pellman, on the scene to deal with NBC, assured me that I wouldn’t have any trouble unless I “licked the utility poles” and went on to say that the Naled application would prevent larger applications of pesticides should oriental fruit flys establish large populations down the road. Perhaps. While toxicity concerns are pr...

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