laurence edwardsOwner at Black Mountain Honey

From drought to monsoon. Look at it now.

4 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this short outdoor commentary, the speaker reflects on the rapid ecological revival following a few weeks of rain after a drought period. They note the emergence of first‑year plants, speculate on how the plant community will evolve over the next year—some species thriving, others dying, and a gradual spread that will create a pleasant landscape. The speaker then shifts focus to the pollinator community, expressing amazement at the variety of bees observed, including honeybees, bumblebees, fluffy (likely solitary) bees, and mason bees, which are supported by nearby forest habitats. Finally, they mention the presence of aromatic herbs that provide additional resources for the insects, underscoring a recovering, interconnected ecosystem.

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Look at it now, a couple of weeks of nice rain and it's all coming back to life, isn't it? I'm excited for next year, staying up here, because this is— you can kind of see still that it's first-year plants, can't you? Someone's been up here planting. But I think next year some will do well and some will die and some will take over a bit and it will just spread and it'll look quite nice. Have you seen all the bees on it though? Yeah, like obviously not today, but the amount of different bees, that's what's crazy up here. You think for all the honeybees up there. And you see a few honeybees on things, but you see more like bumblebees and fluffy bees and mason bees and all these other different bees that obviously living up close by to the forest. Now they've got some nice herbs to go on.