What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

We keep one in the coop it is like 12 years old.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Someone on our neighborhood Nextdoor app posted this....

A Message From a Bee: If You Can Hear Me, Let the Flowers Grow Again
Hello, dear human.
I know I’m small. You might not even notice me when I pass by. But I see you. I see your gardens, your windows, your streets… and lately, I see so many empty places where flowers used to be. I don’t have a voice that can shout. My wings hum softly, my life is quiet—but today, I need you to hear me.
I am a bee.
I don’t just live for myself. Every flight I take, every pollen I carry, every flower I visit—it’s all for something far greater. I pollinate your food. I help trees bear fruit. I keep wildflowers alive. I support entire ecosystems you may never see. The air you breathe, the meals you eat, the beauty that surrounds you… it all begins with a tiny act of pollination.
But I’m tired.
More fields are paved than planted. More weeds are sprayed than spared. The flowers we once trusted are vanishing. And with them, so are we.
Sometimes I fly for miles and find nothing—no bloom to land on, no nectar to feed on. My sisters leave the hive and never return. And still, we try. We always try. Because that's what we do—we work for life.
But we cannot do it alone anymore.
Please, plant flowers. Fill the spaces between concrete with wild color. Let your garden be messy, let your lawn be kind. Dandelions, clover, native blossoms—these aren’t weeds to us. They’re baby bottles for our young. They’re the lifeline between extinction and hope.
Protect the Earth, not just for us, but for your children. Their future depends on what you do today. Imagine a world without bees—without apples, strawberries, sunflowers. Without color. Without song. Without life.
It’s not just about saving us.
It’s about saving yourself.
I know you care. I see the children who stop and smile when they hear our buzz. I feel the joy when someone plants a flower just because it’s beautiful. You have the power to bring life back.
You don’t need a whole field.
Just a corner. A pot. A seed.
And a heart that still believes

 

[OnlySympathy]

Someone on our neighborhood Nextdoor app posted this....

A Message From a Bee: If You Can Hear Me, Let the Flowers Grow Again
Hello, dear human.
I know I’m small. You might not even notice me when I pass by. But I see you. I see your gardens, your windows, your streets… and lately, I see so many empty places where flowers used to be. I don’t have a voice that can shout. My wings hum softly, my life is quiet—but today, I need you to hear me.
I am a bee.
I don’t just live for myself. Every flight I take, every pollen I carry, every flower I visit—it’s all for something far greater. I pollinate your food. I help trees bear fruit. I keep wildflowers alive. I support entire ecosystems you may never see. The air you breathe, the meals you eat, the beauty that surrounds you… it all begins with a tiny act of pollination.
But I’m tired.
More fields are paved than planted. More weeds are sprayed than spared. The flowers we once trusted are vanishing. And with them, so are we.
Sometimes I fly for miles and find nothing—no bloom to land on, no nectar to feed on. My sisters leave the hive and never return. And still, we try. We always try. Because that's what we do—we work for life.
But we cannot do it alone anymore.
Please, plant flowers. Fill the spaces between concrete with wild color. Let your garden be messy, let your lawn be kind. Dandelions, clover, native blossoms—these aren’t weeds to us. They’re baby bottles for our young. They’re the lifeline between extinction and hope.
Protect the Earth, not just for us, but for your children. Their future depends on what you do today. Imagine a world without bees—without apples, strawberries, sunflowers. Without color. Without song. Without life.
It’s not just about saving us.
It’s about saving yourself.
I know you care. I see the children who stop and smile when they hear our buzz. I feel the joy when someone plants a flower just because it’s beautiful. You have the power to bring life back.
You don’t need a whole field.
Just a corner. A pot. A seed.
And a heart that still believes

Aw I love that.
I found this bee last night clinging to a bean flower in the dark. I hope it was okay. I am guessing it got kicked out of the hive or something

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Does anyone else just enjoy walking around the garden at night?

Not at all. That’s when the wild animals are out and about. Too scary. Lol!

 

[OnlySympathy]

Not at all. That’s when the wild animals are out and about. Too scary. Lol!

We have 2 giant dogs so nothing is the willing to venture onto our property. It’s not uncommon for me to go into the woods to check on the southern gooseberries at 2 am

 

[OnlySympathy]

We have 2 giant dogs so nothing is the willing to venture onto our property. It’s not uncommon for me to go into the woods to check on the southern gooseberries at 2 am

Speaking of the southern gooseberries they take forever to ripen

 

[Rick589]

I had rabbit in the military mess hall. It was good. I think more people had a problem with the idea of eating rabbits than the taste itself. In Europe, you can often buy fresh rabbit meat on the open market. I think they have a different attitude towards rabbit meat, with a long history of eating rabbits as part of their diet.

When I was a kid, I hunted and cleaned some squirrels. We cooked them and ate them. It was not very good, but I mean we did not know anything about how to cook meat. No luck in getting mother to cook the squirrels, either. In my case, I decided it was too much effort for the amount of meat we got even if we could have learned how to cook them better.



I agree. My brother gave us some deer meat, venison, because he did like the "gamey" taste of the meat. I know my grandmother used to cook venison when I was growing up, and it always had the extra wild kick flavor to it. I was never a big fan of venison, but I ate everything grandma made.

Dear Wife, however, took the venison and made a salad of some kind out of it. No more gamey flavor and everyone loved it, even my brother who gave us the meat. So yes, I agree how you prepare and cook the meat does indeed dictate if it's going to taste gamey, or not.

This reminds me that when I was young alot of what was made was done with lard and I liked the taste. As I got older and moved away from lard, for no particular reason it just happened, I found that when I did have an opportunity to eat something made with lard it didn’t taste good to me anymore…..it tasted organ’y.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I had rabbit in the military mess hall. It was good. I think more people had a problem with the idea of eating rabbits than the taste itself. In Europe, you can often buy fresh rabbit meat on the open market. I think they have a different attitude towards rabbit meat, with a long history of eating rabbits as part of their diet.

When I was a kid, I hunted and cleaned some squirrels. We cooked them and ate them. It was not very good, but I mean we did not know anything about how to cook meat. No luck in getting mother to cook the squirrels, either. In my case, I decided it was too much effort for the amount of meat we got even if we could have learned how to cook them better.



I agree. My brother gave us some deer meat, venison, because he did like the "gamey" taste of the meat. I know my grandmother used to cook venison when I was growing up, and it always had the extra wild kick flavor to it. I was never a big fan of venison, but I ate everything grandma made.

Dear Wife, however, took the venison and made a salad of some kind out of it. No more gamey flavor and everyone loved it, even my brother who gave us the meat. So yes, I agree how you prepare and cook the meat does indeed dictate if it's going to taste gamey, or not.

Marinate the venison in milk. Then cook.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Thank you all for the well wishes. I just feel very fortunate nothing was broken. They ended up doing an MRI after the X-rays and CT scan. Funny thing, the lump was primarily on the left back side of my head but the point of impact was on the right rear. The swelling is still going down slowly and I’m still in a lot of pain but I am getting better. The only garden work I did today was picking peas and black raspberries. I washed and dried the berries and got them into the freezer. The peas are about done so I will be planting acorn squash in the small pea bed. I still need to re-prep the bed for the summer squash then pull the lettuce and plant chard in it’s place. I just have to go slow. Tomorrow DD and the grandkids are coming over to give me a hand with the yard work. I’m not allowed to use the riding mower until I heal more but I can use the weed whacker. Sunday is our Christmas in July cook out so likely no garden work until Monday or Tuesday.

 

[Rick589]

For those interested.... Walmart has a deal on Superb lids
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As far as you know do they have the lids only? I have rings out the ol’ wahzoo.