Off Season Rates at Arbor B&B in Prince George Feb 17 and 18

Our long term guest is checking out early and we are able to offer our off season rate for Friday and Saturday night ( February 17 and 18 ) at our off season rate of $90 double occupancy.  Check out our Website at www.arborbnb.ca and/or phone Toll Free 1-877-612-1144.

New Video for Arbor Bed and Breakfast in Prince George

Check out this video link done through Trip Advisor!  For more information about our B&B accommodation in Prince George, BC please go to www.arborbnb.cawww.arborbnb.ca.

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Discount Accommodation in Prince George

The 2011 Bed and Breakfast season is coming to a close in Prince George!   Our off season and short term rental rates are now in effect.

We have decided to offer a special  price for all reservations for May 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012.  All confirmed reservations made before December 31, 2011 will be at the 2011 not the 2012 rate.  To check our availability  and rates go to our Arbor Bed and Breakfast website.

A warm thank you to all our wonderful summer guests - it is just amazing who sits down at our table.  This year we had guests from The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, UK, Australia, Spain, France, Canada, the US AND for the first time Beijing.  Although English can sometimes be an issue it is just amazing what stories are told.

Fall is in full swing and  although we have had several frosts the gardens are still looking good.  The local colours are beautiful and we realize how lucky we are to live in a place so close to nature and at the same time have our lives so enriched by the wonderful B&B guests that pass through our door.

Growing Cucumbers in a Green House in North Central BC

Living in P:rince George BC growing cucumbers can be a bit hit and miss.  This year I did some reading and decided to do an experiment.  I planted 2 Sweet Slice Cucumber plants from seed.  After transplanting  they were placed in my green house and trained to grow up some twine.  I read of two  different methods of  "pruning" - both guaranteed to give greater yields and quality.  So the very unscientific Julie decided to do an experiment.  One plant with no pruning, one plant with the plant buds pruned out and one that had the buds, flowers and tentacles pruned out until there were seven leaves.

Sweet Slice Cucumber with no pruning

This is a picture taken August 8 of the Sweet Slice Cucumber with no pruning - just let it grow and fertilized regularly.  Today there is no sign of any baby cukes

Pruned until 7 leaves appeared

This is a picture taken August 8 of the Sweet Slice cucumber with pruning of the flower, bud and tentacle until there were 7 leaved.  We have a few flowers but not much in the way of fruit developing.

Just the leaf buds were pruned

This is the cucumber that had all the leaf buds pruned out.  We have already eaten one large very tasty cucumber and as you can see there are many more!  Now we have to admit that July was really lacking in heat and sunshine and that many have been a factor but it looks like I have found the pruning method that work best for Sweet Slice in my greenhouse.

One of our Breakfast Recipes at Arbor Bed and Breakfast

One of our most popular breakfasts at Arbor B&B in Prince George is our "Dutch Baby  Pancakes".  This morning we had guests from Reunion Island ( a beautiful place in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar).  The Dutch Baby Pancakes were a hit with seasonal strawberries, blueberries, orange zest and a topping of icing sugar.   The strange thing is none of our gusts from Holland have ever heard of "Dutch Baby Pancakes" prepared this way so we are a bit unsure where the name came from!  Many of our guests have requested the recipe so I have included it below:

Dutch Baby Pancakes ( per person)

• preheat the oven to 475F
• preheat individual casserole dishes ( approximately 6" in diameter)
• Spray with non-stick oil
• for each pancake put in a blender 1 egg, 1/4c flour, 1/4c milk and a pinch of salt - blend well on high
• Pour into the preheated casserole and cook 12 minutes ( they will rise up and brown)
• Turn out onto warm plates and fill with fruit in season.  Top with orange zest and a sprinkle of icing sugar
• This breakfast can be served as is for our "meatless" guests or accompanied with bacon
• For the Canadian touch I suggest a drizzle of maple syrup.

Bon Appetit!

A Web Marketing Video from Avelient

My friend Jeff Logan at Avelient is a Google Guru.  He recently posted a video on how to respond to a review on Google Places  which is very interesting.

Pidherny Bike Trails Prince George BC

Bikers, hikers, trail riders , naturalists and other outdoor enthusiasts who don't know about Pidherny Trails in the North Nechako Bench of Prince George ( right next to Arbor Bed and Breakfast) have a great experience waiting.  This 650 ha. area has been used year round for about 50 years.  It became an official established recreational site on Crown land two years ago.

The  International Mountain Biking Association is helping to give the trails the same standard as found in Whistler as to width and rating the difficulty with international signage of a green circle, blue square and black diamond.

Development of the trails locally is by the Prince George Cycling Club.   For a map of the trails click on the map.