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June 19, 2006

Tropical

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Henry Winkler. Covered in bees.

Hmmm, no Henry Winkler maybe, but certainly our Palm tree has come up trumps again, bee-wise. After last year's humongous flower, which we thought couldn't be bettered (and which, we were informed by a gardener-friend who works at Eden meant it was about to be an ex-palm), it has now produced two, yes two, massive flowers, covered in bees.

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Can you smell the perfume?

And the smell- man! Every morning and evening the tropical smell wafts up through the bedroom windows. It is so intense. These palms are very popular (and very happy) here in Cornwall. You'll pretty much see them everywhere. Thanks be to the gulf stream, that's all I can say. Otherwise, we'd be in Newfoundland. Shivering. Covered in bees. Are there bees in Newfoundland? The question of the day.

Posted by scumkitten at June 19, 2006 09:48 PM

Comments

Here's your answer :)

http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/agric/crops/apiculture.stm

Posted by: "joey" at June 20, 2006 12:06 AM

Aha! The answer is a yes! I've book-marked that site for later reference. Bit obsessed by bees, you see- grew up with three hives at the back of the garden and spent a large proportion of my childhood summers being driven around in a bee-filled Datsun Sunny estate, but that's a story for another day.

Posted by: Skitten at June 20, 2006 09:38 AM

Oooh what a lovely flower!

Posted by: glittrgirl at June 20, 2006 11:03 AM

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