I mentioned in an earlier post that the bees were really working the corn tassels a couple of weeks ago.  I got some pictures (click on them…they are pretty neat when full size!) of

honeybees as well as a bunch of
blue orchard mason bees that were around.  It turns out that the starlings were really working the

corn too.  This weekend, we had to harvest a bunch of the corn before the birds did.  We ate some for supper this weekend and Emily

froze most of it still on the cob.  She blanched the ears for 6 minutes then let them cool.  Once cool and dry, she then wrapped them in cling-wrap and put the ears in freezer bags.  We probably harvested half of the corn so we’ll see what the birds left us later in the week!