Sunbeam General Store Blog
![The Marvels and Meanings of the Bandana](http://sunbeamgeneral.com/cdn/shop/articles/the-history-of-the-bandana-john-hewsons-original-bandana-design-of-george-washington-on-horseback-c-1780_{width}x.jpg?v=1639841113)
The Marvels and Meanings of the Bandana
The Bandana must be one of the most versatile items of clothing ever invented, and they have a history that spans centuries and is far more fascina...
![THE MAGIC OF AUTUMN LEAVES](http://sunbeamgeneral.com/cdn/shop/articles/oct_11_ben_and_Margaux_leaves_2_{width}x.jpg?v=1634399058)
THE MAGIC OF AUTUMN LEAVES
Reality is sometimes far more fantastic than the wildest of our myths and fables. During ancient times, Alchemists sought the Philosophers’ Stone –...
![OMG! There’s A Bear Over There.](http://sunbeamgeneral.com/cdn/shop/articles/american-black-bear-ursus-americanus-850x567_{width}x.jpg?v=1633113222)
OMG! There’s A Bear Over There.
Over the years, the number of black bears in the Delaware Valley and many other areas throughout the United States has grown, and as more people mo...
![Brood X (Cicadas) From Beneath the Earth](http://sunbeamgeneral.com/cdn/shop/articles/799px-Periodical_Cicada__34795761336_{width}x.jpg?v=1621786475)
Brood X (Cicadas) From Beneath the Earth
On a few warm, spring nights in 2021, billions of large, brown “creepy looking” bugs will push up from the ground throughout parts of the Northeast...
![Life Below a Cover of Snow](http://sunbeamgeneral.com/cdn/shop/articles/Unknown_fb0d3aa7-2e6c-4d8a-b7e6-d88659fcc650_{width}x.jpg?v=1613321889)
Life Below a Cover of Snow
When the snow is more than six-inches deep and has covered the ground for a while, you can be sure that, while you may see little wildlife activity...
![The Winter Ways of Chickadees](http://sunbeamgeneral.com/cdn/shop/articles/chickadee2_{width}x.jpg?v=1611846832)
The Winter Ways of Chickadees
During winter, one of the first birds to find a newly hung feeder is the Black-Capped chickadee or (in more southerly, yet cold, regions of the Uni...