Bees: First Honeybee Cutout – Epilogue
Every story has an end. This cutout is no exception. The previous blog layed out the act of getting the bees out of the wall. This blog closes up the story and opens the way to future articles on...
View ArticleMy first dream about a website. Congratulations.
This morning my alarm sounded at 5:10am. Before it so rudely interrupted my beauty sleep, this is what I was dreaming about. . . . I was standing on a Muni platform at Embarcadero station in that spot...
View ArticleBees: First Hive Inspection
Years of reading and asking newbie questions and absorbing have cumulated in this experience – my first humble beehive. It’s a hive that anyone can build. It’s a hive that can be in anyone’s back-yard...
View ArticleFirst Swarm of the Year
I got a call this weekend, earlier than expected. A friend had a yard full of flying bees and there was a mass of bees landing on one of his little Crepe Myrtle trees. My first swarm this year. I admit...
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First Byte: Jollibee in Waipahu
With a large part of the demographic in this old plantation town on Oahu’s west side being made-up of folks originally from the Philippines, it’s no wonder Waipahu has been appropriately labeled...
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Debating Culture — first thoughts
On Thursday April 21, the special added Dialogue on “Debating Culture” will take place at UH Mānoa’s Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho will perform selections from...
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My First Bananas
Summer of 2006, young collection. If there was a first food-producing tropical plant that I’d recommend for beginners, I think it would be the ubiquitous banana. It is a very tolerant plant, grows in...
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