20 May 1, 2014 2014 SPRING HOME AND GARDEN “OUT OF THE ORDINARY” LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.COM
What’s that buzz?
Beekeeping in yo
Corey and
Don Leonard
look in on
one of their
hives. The
upper level is
where bees
store honey.
Below are
several other
working areas.
The lowest
level is where
you find the
queen laying
eggs, worker
bees feeding
hatched
larvae, and
young bees
beginning their
lives.
By Jan Youngquist
Y
ou love nature
and everything
about it. You are
intrigued by all that goes
on in your yard with the
unfurling of spring leaves
and fragrant blossoms;
you marvel at those cute
little green tree frogs that
sing with such bravado.
You are enchanted
by fanciful koi swirling
in your garden pond
and dragonflies that
flit about; and you are
familiar with the rituals of
hummingbirds and other
birds and creatures as
they come to your yard
and to your feeders. You
love to watch nature in
action and enjoy it all.
You aim to create
habitats of interest and
have added, or have on
your list, birdhouses and
feeders, bat or butterfly
houses, and other
attracters of intriguing
biological activity. But,
how about something
even more different?
Maybe you enjoyed reading the
this magazine. Well, here’s one
Have you ever considered
