Flower Hill Farm Retreat https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com B&B, Retreat, Vacation Rental Flower Hill Farm in Williamsburg MA Western Mass 20 minutes outside of Northampton MA 413-268-7481 Sat, 02 May 2015 18:00:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 183435305 Native Bees and Wasps in the Gardens https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/native-bees-and-wasps-in-the-gardens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=native-bees-and-wasps-in-the-gardens https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/native-bees-and-wasps-in-the-gardens/#comments Sat, 02 May 2015 17:42:26 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=6697 The Pollinators  Native Bees and Wasps in the gardens of Flower Hill Farm 2014 Here is a collection of native bees and wasps I sighted in the gardens last year. Bees and wasps keep busy buzzing about blooming plants in the blueberry and wildflower fields, perennial beds, shrubberies, and trees that are their habitat. These important […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/tree-peony-unfurling-for-over-3000-years-2/feed/ 0 5352 June Wildflowers for ‘National Pollinator Week’ https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/june-wildflowers-for-national-pollinator-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-wildflowers-for-national-pollinator-week https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/june-wildflowers-for-national-pollinator-week/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:25:00 +0000 http://duke.itabix.com/june-wildflowers-for-national-pollinator-week/ Twelve-spotted Skimmer Through years of labor fields reclaim flower power wild and native grow Pollinators thrive flying low through drifts of blooms cups await their probe All must be on guard closer examination  reveals hidden foes She loves me loves not camouflage in petals white daisy death comes quick Intricate seeds form taking flight into […]

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