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Honey is good for the soul, Honeybees are busy for us.

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We finally found a local honey producer, so we can finally sell honey at our little Contract US Post Office and pest management office.

1 lb Pure Raw Arizona Honey $8.95 – Wildflower and Mesquite

1 lb Pure Raw Arizona Honey $9.75 – Orange

 

We also have an option to sell pollen, but it will be refrigerated as it comes wet. 1 lb at $17.75

Palo Verde bug?

 

We have a fairly huge beetle (3-4 inches) here in Arizona called the Palo Verde bug – it is a long horned beetle (named because their antennas are long) and by all standards a good size bug. I can only imagine getting hit by one while riding your motorcycle. It would probably knock you pretty hard, maybe hurting your head or at the very least disorienting you and knocking you off the bike.

The larva are cream colored , typically with a brown head, and feed on the roots of trees, which causes branch dieback. In the wild the most commonly affected tree is the palo verde and just after monsoon the mature insects exit and look for mates. These adults don’t eat and essentially are only interested in mating.

So if you see one, don’t panic and be aware that within a few weeks the adults will die and come out once again during the next monsoon.

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