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Interesting Post
Jun. 28th, 2012 09:16 pmInteresting post, go read it: Bronze Age Memory -- the Bible FTW (if you are interested in the Bronze Age, or the Bible, or volcanoes).
Summer is i'commin' in
Dec. 5th, 2010 08:19 pmMy Silky-Oak tree is in bloom. Forget honeysuckle, forget Nasturtiums, Silky-Oak nectar is the thing! More plentiful, and a richer taste. Though harvesting it is tricky, as the flowers tend to break up when you try to get the nectar; probably part of their life-cycle, as they are pollinated by honey-eating birds rather than bees. Alas, this year there is only one branch I can reach, as the other low branch was cut off (without my permission, bah!)
I guess I can watch the birds enjoying them.
I guess I can watch the birds enjoying them.
Where The Bee Sucks, There Suck I
Nov. 26th, 2008 06:53 pmWell, I just broke my diet in an unusual way: I went outside and ate some nectar. Silky-oak nectar, to be precise. Yum. Like dark liquid honey.
Not sure the best way to get it, though:
a) the stick your finger in the flower and lick off your finger method - tends to not get much, and it may drip off your finger
b) the wrap your hand around the flowers and lick your hand method - get more, but also get pollen, and it's messier
c) suck the flowers method - get even more, but you also get bits of the flowers in your mouth and you have to spit them out, your face may get a bit messy, and one may not be able to reach the flowers anyway
But one still gets a lot more nectar than with Nasturtiums or Honeysuckle.
I was surprised to see a crow feeding on them; usually it's smaller birds than that.
Not sure the best way to get it, though:
a) the stick your finger in the flower and lick off your finger method - tends to not get much, and it may drip off your finger
b) the wrap your hand around the flowers and lick your hand method - get more, but also get pollen, and it's messier
c) suck the flowers method - get even more, but you also get bits of the flowers in your mouth and you have to spit them out, your face may get a bit messy, and one may not be able to reach the flowers anyway
But one still gets a lot more nectar than with Nasturtiums or Honeysuckle.
I was surprised to see a crow feeding on them; usually it's smaller birds than that.
