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Notes"One in every three bites [of food consumed in the U.S.] is directly or indirectly pollinated by bees."Entomologist, Dennis vanEngelstorp of the University of Maryland, quoted in Wired Science
Photo credit: Jennifer C/Flickr
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NotesMarch 2, 2012
POLLINATION IN NEW ENGLAND APPLE ORCHARDS
It’s happening for my Dorsett Golden apple tree now. I recall that it was May in our Massachusetts home orchard where we had a Baldwin apple and and two MacIntosh trees. They were prolific: applesauce, dried apples, apple pie slices, apple cider. We knew all the ways to preserve apples.
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NotesThe Beauty of Pollination
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Notes Honeyfest San Diego, January 13-15January 13, 2012
For details, check the website, Honeyfest San Diego.
Apologies for the late notice. Just saw the post on Edible San Diego.
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Notes Insectaries, Flowers and PollinationJuly 23, 2011
Pay close attention to garden relationships is a recent entry on the Renee’s Garden Seeds blog. I’m intrigued by the thought of purposeful insectaries in the garden. There seem to be good reasons to keep the feverfew, larkspur, poppies and verbena bonariensis that mingle with my vegetables. For a list of annuals and perennials that attract pollinators and beneficial insects click here.
Wind poppy photo by Susan Bell. Purple coneflower, from our visit yesterday to the Denver Botanic Garden.
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Dinner at Anne’s, a swim and blueberry crostata just out of the oven. Feels like the beginning of summer.
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The first and the last of the season. Harvesting the first artichokes of spring and the last of winter’s cauliflower in a garden in the canyon.
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Harvesting beets and fava beans in a garden in Beverly Hills.
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A bouquet of broccoli.
Photograph by Brian Ferry
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In the gardens at LACMA, the watercress and lettuce bed.
Photograph by Brian Ferry
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Harvesting purple cauliflower, romanesco, broccoli, purple podded peas, kale and spinach in a garden in Bel Air.
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In the garden with Jeff, harvesting collard greens, beet greens and kale.
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A galette of winter greens. Click the photo above for this delicious recipe.
