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Two Plants for the Bees!

Two Plants for the Bees!

Strolling around the Boyertown area famous “Jake’s Flea Market” two years ago, I encountered a gentleman with a sign that said something like “Plants for the Bees”. I asked if the plants were native and he said that they were. He also said that these two selections would guarantee that the bees would definitely benefit from having these beauties around. I was intrigued and bought the plants, thinking that I would double-check if the plants were native when I got…

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Bees!

Bees!

Ok, so you can’t see them, but there are honeybees living behind the external wood of our house! (Right up there in the corner.) Estimates put the hive population at over 50,000 bees! Our brave volunteer (and Board Member) Andy has come prepared. He listens to the walls to locate them. So what are we going to do? We don’t want to hurt them, so, under the guidance of our resident bee experts Andy (and hopefully Kevin!) we are planning…

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