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Here we are, well into winter and hugging our tea mugs

Here we are, well into winter and hugging our t...

This is the time of year I catch up on the nuts and bolts of running websites and doing marketing. But I also have creative time to put into the...

Here we are, well into winter and hugging our t...

This is the time of year I catch up on the nuts and bolts of running websites and doing marketing. But I also have creative time to put into the...

The Late Fall Harvest - Rose Hips

The Late Fall Harvest - Rose Hips

I love the fall of the year. The colors, the crisp weather, the migration of birds. It's also a good time to pick some things! This photo is part of...

The Late Fall Harvest - Rose Hips

I love the fall of the year. The colors, the crisp weather, the migration of birds. It's also a good time to pick some things! This photo is part of...

Why Did I Plant Roots and Rhizomes?

Why Did I Plant Roots and Rhizomes?

I have been cultivating a small patch of bloodroot for several years. I carefully dig out just a few rhizomes and leave the plants to grow. This has served me...

Why Did I Plant Roots and Rhizomes?

I have been cultivating a small patch of bloodroot for several years. I carefully dig out just a few rhizomes and leave the plants to grow. This has served me...

Horsetail - Equisetum arvense - Information

Horsetail - Equisetum arvense - Information

I have just added a new information page to our Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms section.  Horsetail - Equisetum arvense – BotanyBeeBotanicals Learn about this ancient and useful plant! 

Horsetail - Equisetum arvense - Information

I have just added a new information page to our Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms section.  Horsetail - Equisetum arvense – BotanyBeeBotanicals Learn about this ancient and useful plant! 

Apple Mint - Mentha suaveolens

Apple Mint - Mentha suaveolens

  I harvest a good amount of apple mint, Mentha suaveolens. So called because it has a more subtle mint scent than spearmint and it is slightly fruity. It grows...

Apple Mint - Mentha suaveolens

  I harvest a good amount of apple mint, Mentha suaveolens. So called because it has a more subtle mint scent than spearmint and it is slightly fruity. It grows...

Hawthorn, Crataegus - Thornapple

Hawthorn, Crataegus - Thornapple

It's harvest time for hawthorn berries or haws. They're fibrous, somewhat bitter, and best without seeds. These berries may have a natural wax and yeast coating, which can be cleaned...

Hawthorn, Crataegus - Thornapple

It's harvest time for hawthorn berries or haws. They're fibrous, somewhat bitter, and best without seeds. These berries may have a natural wax and yeast coating, which can be cleaned...