The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

bees

bees, Creatures, Garden design, Habitat, Insects, Jokes, Permaculture, Pest control

5 Ways to Kill all the Bugs in Your Garden

“How do I kill all the bugs in my garden?” If you hang around gardening forums and newbie gardeners,…
bees, Creatures, Grapes

What do bees eat?

What do bees eat? Nectar, right? Well… that’s not all. They’ll gobble up a lot more than you might think!…
bees, Videos

A free beekeeping lesson

Yesterday Allen the Beekeeper invited my friend Donna and I to his place to help do a hive check and…
bees, Creatures, Food Forest, Insectary plants

Sumac Blooms and Bees!

I added the first sumac to my food forest right at the beginning of the project almost four years ago.…
bees, Habitat

Creating a simple bee house

This year I created a wild solitary bee habitat, which I mentioned I was planning to do in my birdhouse…
bees

Keep ’em pollinated!

Spotted in a pasture: a little wild bee sipping on a cactus flower:
bees

Bee log

Check out this bee log: That is a hollow log filled with bees, tied to my fence. Yes, the neighbors…
bees, Insectary plants

Starving bees in Georgia and nectar sources

“Hey David, I ran across your article about Mulberry trees as I was doing research looking for trees that my…
bees

A free beekeeping lesson from Allen

I asked my friend Allen for his thoughts on bees – below is what he sent me last week –…
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Capturing a swarm of bees

How many of you have been involved in capturing a swarm of bees? If you haven’t done it, man… it’s…