Monitoring the Progress of the Bees
Now that we have significant bee activity at our Gilbert Site1a2h, we will be monitoring the progress as they fill the habitat tubes. We...
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Jim Sarina
Jun 4, 2020
Payson Pumpkin People update: OH, OH, TROUBLE IN PARADISE!
As we reported before the Payson Pumpkin People (PPP) are back in the patch at Joanne's Master Garden in Flowing Springs. They are again...
Jim Sarina
Jun 3, 2020
Busy As A Bee - The Bees Are Filling Tubes
The leaf cutter bee cocoons that we placed on the 8th of May started emerging on the 30th. Now the bees have begun building nests and...
Jim Sarina
Jun 1, 2020
WE HAVE BEES!
The bees have emerged! On the afternoon of Saturday the 30th of May we observed bee activity at the new Site1a2h on 8 May 2020. During...
Jim Sarina
May 20, 2020
More Leaf Cutter Cocoons Checks and the Payson Pumpkin People Are Planting!
We did one more check of the leaf cutter cocoons at the Gilbert Site1a2h. Like we said before, we are concerned that the cocoons are not...
Jim Sarina
May 17, 2020
Checking On the Leaf Cutter Bees in Gilbert and Flowing Springs
We continue to check the leaf cutter bees that we placed at Site1a2h in Gilbert, Arizona and the Flowing Springs subdivision north of...
Jim Sarina
May 14, 2020
Payson Pumpkin People Update
The Payson Pumpkin People (PPP) are ready for another try at growing the largest pumpkin in Arizona. For the last two years the PPP have...
Jim Sarina
May 11, 2020
Placing the Leaf Cutter Bees in Flowing Springs
Yesterday, we placed 'a quart' of leaf cutter bee cocoons and a habitat in the residential lot in Gilbert, Arizona; Site1a2h. Now we're...
Jim Sarina
May 9, 2020
Placing Leaf Cutter Bees in Gilbert, Arizona
We decided to switch from Blue Orchard Bees to Leaf Cutter bees in the Phoenix area. Leaf cutters are more acclimated to the hot...
Jim Sarina
May 4, 2020
Payson Pumpkin People Update
While we are waiting for our leaf cutter cocoons and habitats to be delivered for Phase2 of our 2020 activities; we will revisit our...
Jim Sarina
Apr 3, 2020
Site1a2a Checking on the Bees in the Herb Garden with Hummingbirds
Two days ago, we released about 50 BOBs (Blue Orchard Bee) in the Site1a2a herb garden. We checked for bee activity last night and this...
Jim Sarina
Apr 1, 2020
20200401Site1a2a Releasing the Remaining BOBs in the Herb Garden
Gene discovered that his bee refrigerator, a converted wine storage refrigerator cabinet, had malfunctioned and the blue orchard bees...
Jim Sarina
Mar 12, 2020
BOB Propagation in an Enclosed Space - Status Checks First Week of March 2020
Previously we set up the greenhouse (Site1a2g) as an enclosed space with supplemental/augmenting resources (pollen, sugar water, "mud")....
Jim Sarina
Mar 10, 2020
BOB Propagation in an Enclosed Space - Escaped Bees - 29 February 2020
Previously we set up the greenhouse (Site1a2g) as an enclosed space with supplemental/augmenting resources (pollen, sugar water, "mud")....
Jim Sarina
Mar 6, 2020
BOB Propagation in an Enclosed Space - Releasing A New Set of Bees - 29 February 2020
Previously we set up the greenhouse (Site1a2g) as an enclosed space with supplemental/augmenting resources (pollen, sugar water, "mud")....
Jim Sarina
Mar 2, 2020
Dissecting the Cocoons
Previously we set up the greenhouse (Site1a2g) as an enclosed space with supplemental/augmenting resources (pollen, sugar water, "mud")....
Jim Sarina
Feb 28, 2020
BOB Propagation in an Enclosed Space - Checking on the Bees - 7th and 9th Days, 26-28 February 2020
Previously we set up the greenhouse (Site1a2g) as an enclosed space with supplemental/augmenting resources (pollen, sugar water, "mud")....
Jim Sarina
Feb 26, 2020
BOB Propagation in an Enclosed Space - Checking on the Bees - The Sixth Day, 25 February 2020
Previously we set up the greenhouse (Site1a2g) as an enclosed space with supplemental/augmenting resources (pollen, sugar water, "mud")....
Jim Sarina
Feb 25, 2020
BOB Propagation in an Enclosed Space - Checking on the Bees - The Fifth Day
Previously we set up the greenhouse (Site1a2g) as an enclosed space with supplemental/augmenting resources (pollen, sugar water, "mud")....
Jim Sarina
Feb 24, 2020
BOB Propagation in an Enclosed Space - Checking on the Bees - The Fourth Day
Previously we set up the greenhouse (Site1a2g) as an enclosed space with supplemental/augmenting resources (pollen, sugar water, "mud")....
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