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A Busy Bee Song

Posted in Bee to Flower relationship, Bee Video, Bee-loving flowers, Log hives, Music video, Videos, tagged A Busy Bee Song, bee and allium, bees and Camassia quamash, bees and Cotoneaster, bees and fennel, Bees and Hidcote Hypericum, bees and kale flowers, bees and Limnathis Douglasii, Bees and Meadowfoam, Bees and New Zealand Cabbage blossoms, bees and Phacelia, bees and Sedum, Bees and St. John's Wort, Bees and Twister poppy, bees on gorse, Bees pollinating poppies, California Poppy pollination, Carved log hive, Chuck Barrett, Flowering cherry tree with bees, Honeybee video, log hive, natural swarm, Sunflowers and bees, vertical log hive, waggle dance on March 14, 2015| 11 Comments »

Chuck Barrett is pictured here with his signature orange cake. Made from scratch, his secret ingredient is Triple sec. Whenever he is invited to a gathering, he brings his cake and garners rave reviews. The ladies in the group are are always impressed with his baking skills.

Inspired by my bee stories, my ninety-one year old father-in-law took pen in hand and wrote “A Busy Bee Song.” Setting the words to a simple tune he composed, he hoped to inspire children to learn about and respect the honeybees.

Judy Rhodes

He asked Judy Rhodes, a local singer in his home town of Phoenix, Arizona, to sing his song. Judy performs with a small group, “Up the Road and Around the Bend,” who sing for folks in retirement homes around the Phoenix area. He copyrighted his words and music to make it officially his own.

Chuck Barrett is truly an inspiration. He leads an exercise group three days a week at his local YW. His enthusiasm is contagious and people join in, some in wheelchairs, some with walkers with bingo in the next room as his fierce competition.

I set videos and photos of my bees to Chuck’s song, and we hope you will enjoy our efforts to bring awareness to the honeybees story.

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Early Summer Bee-loving Flowers

Posted in Bee to Flower relationship, Bee Video, Bee-loving flowers, Bumblebees, Garden spider, Music video, Natural Beekeeping, Poached Egg Meadowfoam, tagged Allium, Antique Cosmos, Bees and Hidcote Hypericum, Bees and St. John's Wort, Bees and Twister poppy, Bees on Hypearls, Bombus vosnesenskii, California poppies, honeybees pollinating flowers, Kiera O'Hara, Phacelia, Royal Candles, Speedwell, The Bottom Rung, Veronica longifolia, Veronica spicata on July 12, 2014| 3 Comments »

June 29, 2014…Honeybees and hummingbirds get nectar from these little gems. We’ve decided to grow more alliums next year because the bees love them and the deer don’t.

June 23, 2014...We started these seeds under lights in the house, hoping they would turn out well. We're very happy with the results and the bees love them too.

June 23, 2014…We started these Cosmos seeds under lights in the house, hoping they would turn out well. We’re very happy with the results and the bees love them too.

June 10, 2014…Honeybee getting nectar on this Cosmos

June 16, 2014…This little stand of California poppies planted itself on my Hugelkulture bed. In the background you can see some wallflowers (Erysimum).

What kind of bee is this? Maybe Amelia or standingoutinmyfield will know.

A new type of poppy, called a Twister poppy. Attracts bumblebees and is a pay grade above the California poppy.

A new type of poppy, called a Twister poppy. Attracts bumblebees and is a pay grade or two above the California poppy.

I started the Phacellia seeds in the house to attract the honeybees, but rarely do I see honeybees on them. No problem, we need to help the bumblebee as well, in this case the Yellow-faced bumblebee. (bombus Vosnosenkii)

I started the Phacellia seeds to attract the honeybees, but rarely do I see honeybees on them. No problem, we need to help the bumblebee as well, in this case the Yellow-faced bumblebee. (bombus Vosnosenkii)