Oooo... that sounds lovely! Nothing's blooming here, yet, which is why I was so set on determining how many stores they had. *laughs* Wow... a paintbrush! That would work!

I was talking with Corky, who keeps bees out there, and how unlike it is here... with all the damp there, the wood rots so quickly, and they have far more nosema/fungal problems than we ever could imagine, but they're pretty flabbergasted about us having to really worry about water supplies and how short our nectar season is compared to theirs.

*laughs* Stinging nettles. I do remember them with no fondness whatsoever. *laughs* They are a very sturdy plant!