I love to visit Ted.com. There are inspiring and informative talks to be heard there. Often they last about 20 minutes and I always walk away curious about something I didn't know about before.
Here's a good video about the bees that a friend posted on Beemaster.com
Ted.com is a wonderful site. I first became familiar with it when a friend turned me on to Jill Bolte Taylor's speech. I was overcome with heartfelt joy & humility. I do believe that conference was help in Monterey, my hometown, and a stones throw away from me now. Perhaps I will be fortunate enough to attend a conference there some day!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that. I have been considering converting my lawn back to a mini wildflower area for quite some time and this just helps me make the decision all the more.
ReplyDeleteInteresting video! After the one cold snap we had here in Texas, my hummingbirds quit coming around the feeders and for about a week now the bees have been enjoying them..As the only bee expert I know :) I thought I would ask you if that's ok? It's a homemade nectar that has a sugar base. Hope you have a great evening Linda.
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Kathy, the only problem I have had with the hummingbird feeder is that the bees drown in mine. The sugar syrup at this time of year stimulates brood rearing and while that's not good in Atlanta, I imagine with as little cold weather as you have in Texas, it would do no harm there. If you were a beekeeper harvesting honey, sugar syrup is not nectar and the product created in the hive from sugar syrup is not real honey.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda!
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