A Rubber Rabbitbrush Bee Safari
Take a drive through the arid lands of western North America any autumn day and you’ll find the roadsides dotted in gold. It‘s rubber...
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Joe Dlugo
Oct 3, 20202 min read
The Magnificent Megachile pugnata, the Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
The world of bees is a diverse one for sure, but the full scope of its diversity can be elusive to the casual observer. The differences...
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Joe Dlugo
Jul 3, 20203 min read
A Mining Bee and a Mighty Fine Native Dandelion
I‘ve taken a few early morning walks in recent days to find birds at the prairies in the southern Puget Sound region. These are big...
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Joe Dlugo
Jun 20, 20201 min read
The Many Mason Bees of My Garden
Mason bees are pretty popular these days. According to the marketing hype, they’re amazing. You can buy them at the local nursery,...
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Joe Dlugo
Mar 14, 20203 min read
The Season's First Bees on Winter Heath
Hate winter? Love bees? Maybe you should plant some heath.
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Joe Dlugo
Dec 26, 20194 min read
Winter Bees at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas
A bee safari in December is generally a bad idea. That is unless it's your lucky day and you're at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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Joe Dlugo
Nov 15, 20192 min read
A Bee Safari at Waterfront Botanical Gardens, Kentucky
I found myself in Louisville, Kentucky for the opening week of what promises to be a stunning botanical garden for bees.
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Joe Dlugo
Sep 7, 20193 min read
A Bee Safari at Beautiful Belmont Prairie, Illinois
There is one word that will get any bee lover’s heart racing: prairie. So where better to get worked up than in the Prairie State?
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Joe Dlugo
Jul 23, 20194 min read
A Bee Safari at NatureScape Wildlife Botanical Gardens, Washington
The name says it all. This place is a three acre wonderland where pollinators could be measured by the square foot.
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Joe Dlugo
Jul 15, 20193 min read
A Bee Safari at Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, Pennsylvania
A native wildflower preserve of 134 acres near New Hope, Pennsylvania, Bowman's Hill is a paradise for pollinators and people alike.
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Joe Dlugo
Apr 27, 20193 min read
On a Bee Safari at Assawoman Wildlife Area, Delaware
I had the good fortune to pay a spring visit to Sussex County to go looking for some bees on the opposite coast of mine.
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Joe Dlugo
Oct 29, 20187 min read
Fall is for the Flies
Many benign and benificial flies are about in the late season garden.
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