While you peruse the seed catalogs in the coming weeks, don’t forget to provide food and habitat for beneficial insects such as lacewings, lady bugs, stink bugs, hover flies, assassin bugs, and parasitic wasps. By attracting beneficials to our gardens, we can get away from using insecticide . . . and avoiding insecticide is the […] Read more
EXTRA Dateline: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania In an unprecedented turn of events, the resident groundhog, Phil, was unable to file a report about the coming weather. Traditionally, Phil rouses himself on February 2 for a brief walkabout. If he sees his shadow we are destined for six more weeks of foul weather. If he doesn’t see his […] Read more
Recently, someone mentioned that honey from trees is much slower to granulate than honey from other sources. I had never heard this before and it intrigued me. I was fascinated because my own honey never granulates—at least I’ve never seen it granulate—and I have some that is over seven years old. I know my honey […] Read more