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    Making Candy for the Bees: ReDo
    stellaloufarm
    • Jan 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Making Candy for the Bees: ReDo

    I leave honey on the bee hives for the winter but I like to supplement with blocks of candy as we get into January-February. I make...
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    Dandelion season
    stellaloufarm
    • Apr 20, 2017
    • 1 min

    Dandelion season

    She seems to blend as one with this dandelion flower. I would have thought she had enough! I hope she is strong enough to take that load...
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    Bee Bread
    stellaloufarm
    • Mar 10, 2017
    • 1 min

    Bee Bread

    I’m sitting in front of the woodstove and the snow is falling. So goes spring! Yesterday, was windy but warm and sunny and the honeybees...
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    Honey for Sale!
    stellaloufarm
    • Oct 24, 2016
    • 1 min

    Honey for Sale!

    We’ve had a beautiful busy season and the bees have provided us with a bountiful supply of honey. Sweet! Our good friends, Jim and Sally,...
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    The Honey Hedge
    stellaloufarm
    • Jan 12, 2016
    • 2 min

    The Honey Hedge

    We thought that we’d like to have a visual screen between our farm and a neighboring property. My dog, Ginkgo, watches, diligently, over...
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    Dear CCBA,
    stellaloufarm
    • Aug 20, 2015
    • 2 min

    Dear CCBA,

    A couple of days ago, I looked toward the bee yard. The honey bees were blasting to and from their hives…just as they should have...
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    Microscopy
    stellaloufarm
    • Jan 5, 2015
    • 1 min

    Microscopy

    400x, phase contrast, 3 images combined. Please, click on image to enlarge. Isn’t it a beauty? This is an image that J took of a pollen...
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    Meeting the Bees
    stellaloufarm
    • Dec 29, 2014
    • 2 min

    Meeting the Bees

    Last April, Michaelann invited me to join her in feeding the bees. On previous visits to the farm, I had enjoyed helping out however I...
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    It’s all Yellow
    stellaloufarm
    • Apr 20, 2014
    • 1 min

    It’s all Yellow

    The dandelion bloom has begun…a wonderful event of the season. The pollinators are taking advantage of the warm sunny day to bring in the...
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    And, then, there was Spring!
    stellaloufarm
    • Apr 15, 2014
    • 2 min

    And, then, there was Spring!

    This is a photo-heavy “catch you up” post. If you click on the pictures, you will be able to see a larger image. Toward the end of...
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    R.I.P little hive…
    stellaloufarm
    • Jan 14, 2014
    • 3 min

    R.I.P little hive…

    I’ve had several people ask me how the hives came through the cold snap. Thank you for your interest! I have been, anxiously, waiting for...
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    Bee Cozies
    stellaloufarm
    • Jan 8, 2014
    • 1 min

    Bee Cozies

    The last couple of days/nights have been cold! Cold! On Monday morning, though it was rainy, muddy, and near 50; the forecast told of an...
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    Autumn update…with bugs
    stellaloufarm
    • Oct 12, 2013
    • 4 min

    Autumn update…with bugs

    Although I have so many exciting bug pictures to share with you; it is time to catch up on some of the happenings at StellaLou....
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    On the Tulsi
    stellaloufarm
    • Sep 7, 2013
    • 1 min

    On the Tulsi

    I have a little patch of Tulsi basil or Thai Holy Basil in the garden. I dehydrated a good amount of the leaves for tea and, then, let it...
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    Tulip Poplar Stand
    stellaloufarm
    • Jun 1, 2013
    • 1 min

    Tulip Poplar Stand

    Artie planted this stand of tulip poplars some thirty odd years ago. It’s magnificent to stand beneath them on a bright and breezy late...
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    Spiders, roses, and honey…Oh my!
    stellaloufarm
    • May 24, 2013
    • 1 min

    Spiders, roses, and honey…Oh my!

    Besides the four new hives at StellaLou, we have one strong hive and its split in Elkins Park. We were able to harvest 30 pounds of honey...
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    StellaLou Apiary
    stellaloufarm
    • Apr 22, 2013
    • 1 min

    StellaLou Apiary

    There was a light spotty frost on Sunday morning but it, quickly, warmed with the brilliant sun. By the time, J and I finished a session...
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