Things are very different in southern California, where I spent the past seven years studying bees. Summers and falls are hot and dry, with rainfall typically occurring only during the winter and spring. Summer/fall is therefore the height of the feeding season—at least insouthernCalifornia [iv...
gnats, fruit flies (genusDrosophila) and small bees – important sources of protein particularly needed during the breeding season to ensure the proper development of their young. Insects are often caught in flight (hawking); snatched off leaves or branches, or are taken from spider webs. A nes...
The most frequent asked hummingbird feeding FAQs answered; solving various problems such as bees, ants, squirrels, other birds, bats, leaking feeders, spoiling nectar, hummingbirds fighting, best hummingbird feeders. Some Hummingbird feeding Tips about when to hang your feeder, when to take down...
To enhance our summer experience, this weekend we are building a deck in our backyard. And by we, I mean Matthew and my father-in-law. I’ll make them some lemonade. I’m really excited about the deck because the spot where it is going to be is currently a pit of mud, which does...