Spring is here and so are the bees! Let’s meet one of your friendly neighbors. A bumblebee, also referred to as a bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee, is in the genus Bombus, within the family Apidae, one of the bee families, and is any of over 250 species. Bumblebees are important pollinators of plants in your backyard garden, such as…
Early spring always brings about an internal giddiness. As I drove down I-295 this weekend, the subtle hue of color told me that the trees are just beginning to wake up from their winter slumber. Mother Nature has pulled off their covers and is rousing them awake like children after the holiday winter break. “Get up you sleepy heads. There…
