tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post6447797737471526563..comments2024-01-27T02:01:24.039-05:00Comments on Happy Hour at the Top Bar: Bee-friendly ValentinesJulie Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-39670666193145802772016-02-14T21:33:40.270-05:002016-02-14T21:33:40.270-05:00Thanks, and let us know how Arbor Day goes. I plan...Thanks, and let us know how Arbor Day goes. I planted a Witch Hazel in our yard last year. Still waiting for it to bloom, so I hope it is still alive. Getting itchy for some buds to appear.Erikhttps://beeswitheeb.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-4207619612480244462016-02-14T17:12:48.419-05:002016-02-14T17:12:48.419-05:00Yeah, I hear your daughter. BTW, I gave my kids no...Yeah, I hear your daughter. BTW, I gave my kids non-candy treats, but then my husband bust out with a 1-lb chocolate bar for each of them. LOL!<br /><br />Love that story about your grandfather! How sweet! Bet the kids were so excited to get those geraniums, too. There is nothing like watching something grow.<br /><br />If I give out tree seedlings for the kindergarten, the Arbor Day foundation sells 50-packs. I was thinking redbuds would be a good choice because the bees love them, and they're small trees, which means they fit better in most yards.<br /><br />For myself, I like fruit trees & shrubs, though I'd also eventually like to take down some of my oaks and evergreens and replace them with willows and witch hazel. I'm also always on the look out for bee-friendly trees/shrubs that bloom in June and later to tide the bees over during our dearth.<br /><br />Have fun picking out your trees!Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-54549313391366975162016-02-13T15:02:56.212-05:002016-02-13T15:02:56.212-05:00Quite a creative idea! Though I told my teenager a...Quite a creative idea! Though I told my teenager and she was not impressed :) We eat pretty healthy (the kids swear non-organic milk tastes terrible), but Valentine's was always about the chocolate and other candy. Sad but true. Good luck!<br /><br />The Arbor Day idea sounds nice, reminds of a family story. My grandfather was a minister in New England and would root geranium plants each year and give a plant to each kid at the Easter service. What kinds of tree are you thinking of? I'd like to plant a tree in our yard this year, still considering my options.Erikhttps://beeswitheeb.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-74795369818669127132016-02-12T22:51:53.723-05:002016-02-12T22:51:53.723-05:00The kids are the ones who are going to make the di...The kids are the ones who are going to make the difference, so if we can indoctrinate them early, then we are all set. ;-) My son wrote an essay for a college scholarship this week and I was surprised in how much what he said was things that I had been saying (about saving the planet), but didn't think he was listening to me. The "good" news is that saving the bees and the problems they are having are in the news so it's not coming out of left field. Sounds like a great plan you have!Donhttp://www.buddhaandthebees.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-87225452319850851252016-02-12T21:24:56.775-05:002016-02-12T21:24:56.775-05:00Thanks! You, too!
Thanks! You, too!<br />Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-76314449831631344012016-02-12T15:33:04.173-05:002016-02-12T15:33:04.173-05:00This sounds great! Have a great weekend.
This sounds great! Have a great weekend.<br />Mavis P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335386768652668961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-52322555436831744512016-02-12T13:06:06.721-05:002016-02-12T13:06:06.721-05:00Thanks, I agree! I'm also thinking about getti...Thanks, I agree! I'm also thinking about getting a flat of flowering tree seedlings from Arbor Day to hand out when I give a talk to the kindergarten classes at the school in May. It's kind of a sneaky way to garden, but it might be a good way to increase awareness... and forage, since all these kids are in a 3 mile radius of me! ;-)Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-12821695758387491632016-02-12T08:55:44.920-05:002016-02-12T08:55:44.920-05:00Awesome idea! Let the kids show their love for th...Awesome idea! Let the kids show their love for the bees and the planet! Donhttp://www.buddhaandthebees.netnoreply@blogger.com