The hows and whys of going green - without going bankrupt!
Quickly, what’s your favorite pastime? Oh, I know: Mowing the lawn, right? No? You don’t like it? Time to celebrate, then: You can do a lot less of it than you might think – with a clear conscience! Let your lawn grow a decent hairdo If you’re mowing your lawn too often, you ensure the [...]
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In yesterday’s post, I detailed the first part of building a bumblebee nest from an old flower pot. Read that part before this one, or you’ll soon be scratching your head :-)
Today, we’ll venture out and find a good site for placing and assembling the remaining pieces of the nest. [...]
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All pictures in this post by Renewables At Home – copyright info As duly noted in my recent ode to bumblebees, bumblebees are my favorite pollinators and deserve a helping hand. So, in an attempt to practice what I preach, I’ve built a bumblebee nest based on an old flower pot. In this post, I’m [...]
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Bumblebees are cool. They’re my favorite pollinators. They buzz around somewhat clumsily on their pollen-and-nectar gathering field trips, openly defying anyone claiming they can’t fly. They help big time with the pollination of our food plants. And they’re generally so docile that you’ll have to step on them or try to eat them to make [...]
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As a follow-up to yesterday’s Happy pollinator week 2009 post, here’s a list of things you can do to help pollinators – and the plants we depend on – survive and thrive: Sign Gotham City Honey Co-Op‘s petition to legalize beekeeping in New York City. Plant and care for pollen-bearing plants, preferrably several different types. [...]
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Buzz. Bzzzzz. Buzz! Don’t worry. I’m not going crazy. I’m just making a few celebratory sounds in honor of pollinators worldwide. We are, after all, in the middle of Pollinator Week 2009. Oh yeah? Who you callin’ pollinators? Pollinators are all kinds of animals that help move pollen by rummaging in, on or near flowers. [...]
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