Cathy Barron
@cathybee209.bsky.social
Gardener and Grandmother. Computer gamer since ARPANET. Guardian. Cloudkeeper and Beekeeper. Conch Shell horn virtuoso.
Roll me over…. In the Clover! We seeded clover in the yard last year and it’s paying off in spades during the summer dearth where the nectar flow has stopped. Bees rely on transitional plants like clover, thistle, California, poppies lavender and dandelion to get us through. 🌺🌻🌿🌱🐝 #bloomscrolling
July 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Roll me over…. In the Clover! We seeded clover in the yard last year and it’s paying off in spades during the summer dearth where the nectar flow has stopped. Bees rely on transitional plants like clover, thistle, California, poppies lavender and dandelion to get us through. 🌺🌻🌿🌱🐝 #bloomscrolling
When I first glanced over at the Cape Fuchsia I thought this was a weird hummingbird. It’s a really large member of the Dragonfly family called the Twelve-spotted skimmer. How lucky we are! 🌺🌿🌱🐝🦋 #bloomscrolling
July 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When I first glanced over at the Cape Fuchsia I thought this was a weird hummingbird. It’s a really large member of the Dragonfly family called the Twelve-spotted skimmer. How lucky we are! 🌺🌿🌱🐝🦋 #bloomscrolling
Is there anything more fascinating than a bumblebee on a thistle? I keep allowing these “weeds” to grow in the garden despite my better judgement, but there’s no better late season bloom to transition the crew during the summer dearth 🌱🌿🪴🐝
July 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Is there anything more fascinating than a bumblebee on a thistle? I keep allowing these “weeds” to grow in the garden despite my better judgement, but there’s no better late season bloom to transition the crew during the summer dearth 🌱🌿🪴🐝
Today’s pollinator: the Great Golden Digger Sand wasp. The Boo Radley of the wasp family, it eats grasshoppers and other garden pests and it pollinates as well! It’s a ground dweller, so leave plenty of leaf litter on the soil to provide habitat. I found this one on an onion blossom. 🐝🍃🌱🌿🪴🦟
July 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today’s pollinator: the Great Golden Digger Sand wasp. The Boo Radley of the wasp family, it eats grasshoppers and other garden pests and it pollinates as well! It’s a ground dweller, so leave plenty of leaf litter on the soil to provide habitat. I found this one on an onion blossom. 🐝🍃🌱🌿🪴🦟
I think this might be a leaf cutter bee, Found it earlier today on the erygnium. It’s such a marvel how these insects can fly so heavily laden down with pollen! 🪴🐝🌱🌿
July 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I think this might be a leaf cutter bee, Found it earlier today on the erygnium. It’s such a marvel how these insects can fly so heavily laden down with pollen! 🪴🐝🌱🌿
July 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Look at the pollen this bumblebee is wearing as it moves along the lavender…. 🌸🌿🌱🐝 #gardening #bees #pollinators #bloomscrolling
July 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Look at the pollen this bumblebee is wearing as it moves along the lavender…. 🌸🌿🌱🐝 #gardening #bees #pollinators #bloomscrolling
A special request from @outlawails.bsky.social …. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
July 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A special request from @outlawails.bsky.social …. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
By special request from @buskettigirl.bsky.social , here is Foxglove, Snapdragon and Mint. 🌷🌻🥀🌱🍃🌿
July 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
By special request from @buskettigirl.bsky.social , here is Foxglove, Snapdragon and Mint. 🌷🌻🥀🌱🍃🌿
Bees in Thyme….
The flower heads are swaying with a host of native pollinators. The bumbles are too heavy for these delicate things!
🪴🏡🌸🌷🌻🌱🌿🐝
The flower heads are swaying with a host of native pollinators. The bumbles are too heavy for these delicate things!
🪴🏡🌸🌷🌻🌱🌿🐝
July 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Bees in Thyme….
The flower heads are swaying with a host of native pollinators. The bumbles are too heavy for these delicate things!
🪴🏡🌸🌷🌻🌱🌿🐝
The flower heads are swaying with a host of native pollinators. The bumbles are too heavy for these delicate things!
🪴🏡🌸🌷🌻🌱🌿🐝
The bumblebees are dancing in the poppies today. #gardening🍃🌱 🐝
June 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The bumblebees are dancing in the poppies today. #gardening🍃🌱 🐝
This is why I never wish anyone “Happy Memorial Day”. It’s not about who served, but about who went to serve and never came back.
May 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is why I never wish anyone “Happy Memorial Day”. It’s not about who served, but about who went to serve and never came back.
Turn up the sound and spend a moment in the sunshine, listening to the birds and bees. I have been waiting six months for this moment. #beekeeping #relax #garden.
April 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Turn up the sound and spend a moment in the sunshine, listening to the birds and bees. I have been waiting six months for this moment. #beekeeping #relax #garden.
I planted this bulb a year ago and it came up the spring and I have no idea what it’s called.
March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I planted this bulb a year ago and it came up the spring and I have no idea what it’s called.
Dealing with gray skies by setting up an indoor orchid case.
March 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Dealing with gray skies by setting up an indoor orchid case.
This little garden shop Cat is living his best life.
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This little garden shop Cat is living his best life.
We ran out of gift tags, but there was no question who this was for…
December 25, 2024 at 4:43 PM
We ran out of gift tags, but there was no question who this was for…
I served aboard the USCGC Gallatin for 2 years. That white paint was a misery to maintain. My team was responsible for a section top side and the E4 mafia found that easy off oven cleaner worked great on running rust. Why bother chipping paint? Lazy sailors are genius. #CoastGuard
December 17, 2024 at 6:00 AM
I served aboard the USCGC Gallatin for 2 years. That white paint was a misery to maintain. My team was responsible for a section top side and the E4 mafia found that easy off oven cleaner worked great on running rust. Why bother chipping paint? Lazy sailors are genius. #CoastGuard
This little jerk expects me to push him around so that he can slap my dogs. #ridewithme
December 7, 2024 at 5:04 AM
This little jerk expects me to push him around so that he can slap my dogs. #ridewithme
This was the late summer greenhouse. Had a rough summer with a bad knee so I couldn’t get much done. I haven’t been out there in a few weeks and I’m keen to get back into the yard once this knee is healed. 🌱🍄💐
November 22, 2024 at 5:00 AM
This was the late summer greenhouse. Had a rough summer with a bad knee so I couldn’t get much done. I haven’t been out there in a few weeks and I’m keen to get back into the yard once this knee is healed. 🌱🍄💐
