Sun Setting On Our Field, by Rainer
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How
Did the rose
Ever open its heart

And give this world
All its
Beauty?

It felt the encouragement of light
Against its
Being,

Otherwise,
We all remain

Too

Frightened

-Hafiz

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Bees Here Now!

bee-o-meter

Lots of good bee information at this site about the Great Sunflower Project, including a map of 2010 data.
Link
This group is also organizing two other Citizen Science projects:
-Tracking Allergy Agents
-Spotting Seasonal Changes

Both projects use calibration plants as indicators for the studies. I think we have alfalfa for the allergy study and Virginia strawberry and western wheatgrass for the season spotting. Looks like fun!

And how about this hilarious movie about bees: "Queen of the Sun: What Are Bees Telling Us?"
Ok, the one beekeeper guy in the trailer from 11 seconds to 20 seconds in, with the German accent, is too much, brushing a tray of bees with his moustache, "and they like." Otherwise doesn't look like a knee slapper, but still can't wait to see it.

New favorite web site, about bees and more:
BugGuide.net

LinkWe're grateful to Carolyn and Sheila for the links!