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Photography Lovers18 hours

Spearmint plants - Macro Photography

Spearmint plants - Macro Photography There is a section of mint in my yard, no matter the weather... it does great. It has seen frosts and temps down into the 20s and usually is still perky and strong. Only once during the winter did I s

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The Pollen Flow2 days

Male mason bees emerging early in the season

Male mason bees emerging early in the season The first to emerge are the male Mason bees, I usually see them a few weeks before the females emerge. I think nature does this in case we get a harsh freeze early spring. By making the females wait t

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Palnet2 days

Solos weekly picks - Macro photography

Solos weekly picks - Macro photography Seeing the world up close really changes my perspective on life sometimes. The power of macro lenses show off the complexity of life out in the world. And there were some great photos taken this week

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Photography Lovers3 days

Peach blossoms - Macro Photography

Peach blossoms - Macro Photography Getting peaches can be hit or miss depending on how the spring pans out. Sometimes we get warm weeks followed up by freezing days, and if that happens when they are flowering then tends to cause the f

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Succulent growers4 days

One of my of cactus is forming flowers

One of my of cactus is forming flowers With the warm weather upon us it seems one of my cactus noticed spring was here and started budding. If it indeed flowers this will be my first cactus flower growing them in Georgia. Hopefully my pric

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Spring garden update - Sweet potato slips

Spring garden update - Sweet potato slips About a month ago I started soaking some of my sweet potatoes I grew from last year. I chose some spuds that were already forming eyes so they were ready to start growing. Within a few days they shot

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The Pollen Flow7 days

Honey bee comb progress - Macro video

Honey bee comb progress - Macro video It has almost been a whole week since each of the hives have been filled with three and a half pounds of bees. The queen has now been freed and should start increasing the hives population. It took th

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Spring garden update - Apple trees

Spring garden update - Apple trees These two cultivars have been in the ground for about a year now. I have one Cortland and one Honey Crisp. Hopefully they will cross pollinate when they eventually flower and make for some good fruit.

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The Pollen Flow9 days

Honey bees Day 3: Checking on the queens and changing entrance reducers

Honey bees Day 3: Checking on the queens and changing entrance reducers I was told by the bee provider I should check on the queen to see if shes been freed within a few days. The workers have to eat through a candy plug to free her and I was there to check to see if that

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Palnet9 days

Solos weekly picks - Springtime

Solos weekly picks - Springtime Around where I live Spring started a week or two ago, but for many winter is still a thing and going on. But for many of us a little more south we are getting to enjoy the warmer weather. And all the

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