I went to visit my friend and urban gardener extraordinaire, Gil, recently and got a beautiful sunny day to check out his garden wonderland! He has maximized growing in a mid-sized Minneapolis yard to include squash, melons, more tomato varieties than I could count, herbs, kale, cabbage, cucumbers tomatillos, as well as amaranth and other grains. What a green thumb! But can you guess what caught my eye? An urban hive - no wonder his bounty is so great! Bees love to pollinate fruits and vegetables, the shape and color of the flowers attract them. But, grains are not pollinated by bees, rather, by the wind! Here is the hive and a rabbit waiting for us to leave so it could sneak a snack :)
I went to visit my friend and urban gardener extraordinaire, Gil, recently and got a beautiful sunny day to check out his garden wonderland! He has maximized growing in a mid-sized Minneapolis yard to include squash, melons, more tomato varieties than I could count, herbs, kale, cabbage, cucumbers tomatillos, as well as amaranth and other grains. What a green thumb! But can you guess what caught my eye? An urban hive - no wonder his bounty is so great! Bees love to pollinate fruits and vegetables, the shape and color of the flowers attract them. But, grains are not pollinated by bees, rather, by the wind! Here is the hive and a rabbit waiting for us to leave so it could sneak a snack :)
