Honeybees-by-the-Sea Birds

Honeybees-by-the-Sea is a micro apiary, or honeybee garden, on the Crystal  Coast of North Carolina, with an Organic Terra Preta Vegetable garden. 

 Around our passive solar home we have designed and planted herbaceous borders that employ the principles of Perma-culture: multi-purpose plantings that function as a windbreak and privacy fence with edible fruits, honeybee forage area and a bird habitat. 

In April 2010, a pair of Painted Buntings began nesting in our herbaceous border, delighting us each day as they came to eat.  Here are a few photos of Mr. and Mrs. Painted Bunting.

Above, Male Painted Bunting, in the snow.  January 23, 2011 after 6 inches of snow...is it the same male we saw last April?  photo  HEL

Above, Mr. Painted Bunting, April 13, 2010, photo  HEL

At left, Mrs. Painted Bunting 

has a bite to eat, April 12, 2010, photo HEL

At left, Mr. Painted Bunting shows his fiery breast,

April 13, 2010, photo HEL

At left, lovely in her own right, Mrs. Bunting shows her colorful breast,,

April 13, 2010, photo HEL