Catch a spring swarm generally the only way to increase your Japanese honey bee colonies . Hive splitting, requeening are just something you just really won’t hear Japanese beeks talking about.
For the past four
Once this invasive species flowers, it marks the end of my honey season. Bees, flies and other nectar-gathering insects love this plant, probably due to the fact that there are virtually no other flowers around this time.
Awaji Island with its good supply of winter flowers.
After my last leaf hunting
At least I now know for sure that I really don’t like taking pictures of the autumn colours. Hiking through them, viewing them I love, but as the photos just don’t do them justice (well my photos don’t) it just seems like a waste of time.
Next year I’ll still continue to take photos but in reality I’d rather spend the time going on a longer hike.
I did encounter a nice udon shop which only serves 20 meals per day and I did find a few more things for my garden 🙂 so the trip was worth while.
大野ダム 「もみじ祭り」2012-11-18 Ohno dam Autumn festival.
Hair moss carpet is starting to take root.
Like and broken record player you will hear me say this,
Amazing Autumn
It’s not just the colours, It’s the food, the food….
Sure the colours are amazing and the photography is simple, point, shoot and you have yourself a great shot, And then….. And then it gets boring.
Maybe I need to spend some time on flickr stealing some ideas 🙂
神戸市立森林植物園 http://www.kobe-park.or.jp/shinrin/
Autumn brings typhoons, wind and rain and Higanbana flowers littering the rice paddy berms calling in the winter.
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My hair moss really took off this summer. Required watering twice daily, So maybe it needs a better place to live?
杉苔（すぎこけ）
Look what I found! Naturally occurring moss frisbee, Now I wonder if I can make my own.
