Today we drove up the Dasklip pass to see the snow-capped mountains. With the heavy winter rain we have had, the dirt road is potholed, mud flying, and the graders are working hard. There was snow on all the mountain peaks around, more than we have ever seen before. In all our three years here! Tomorrow night the weatherman is promising us temperatures of 2 C. That is plus 2 C, but for us it is extremely cold!
We passed some bee-hives, mounted on poles, to protect them from badgers. They seek out the bee larvae as a protein source. Wild-life friendly consumers like us, can then buy honey labelled badger friendly!
Next time you buy proteas as cut flowers – this is where they live. Each bloom is packed in its own bag, bringing you a pristine flower, undamaged by insects or birds. This is a more environment friendly solution than poisoning the birds, as they did before. (I’d be happy with a flower slightly nibbled by bugs, and visited by sugarbirds …)
4 comments:
I'm not ready for that 4 letter word yet.
My father was a beekeeper. When I was a child I thought this was a pain. Literally! :-) Now I wish we had bees! We have proteas locally. Lovely flowers! Val
Fascinating to see this landscape, and the protrected plants.
Sounds like an infinitely better solution than poison! You must have one rugged vehicle!
Proteas are becoming increasingly popular in gardens here in Northern California. Right over my fence in fact, a neighbor has a productive small bush that produces a trove of cut 'flowers'....
Alice
Snow cap mountains wow! I saw them once in Pokhara, Nepal... it was awesome! Have a great weekend.
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