Wirefish

The only way to clear muddy water is to leave it alone. (Aleister Crowley)

At our last house, I grew sunflowers in the front garden. Bees roosted on the sunflower faces at night. In the morning, if you got up early enough, you could pet the bees while they were still cold. What do torpid bees do? They rattle their wings weakly in protest and waggle one or two […]

How do I know? The ground bees are BACK, and more numerous than ever. The NNW-most quarter of the back yard looks just like this. Ground bees are very docile. I spent hours once taking pictured of them at the old house. They’re only around for a month or so, then the grass takes over.