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      My Earth Day Ask: Stop Using Synthetic Fertilizers

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      Fennel Is a Bee Favorite

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      My New Favorite Bee Flower: Dahlias!

      January 12, 2020

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      April 22, 2019

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      February 24, 2019

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      Stalking Bees in Sweden

      March 15, 2018

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      Are Native Cultivars Good Bee Flowers?

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      How to Create a Wildflower Garden for Bees

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      How to Plan for a Bee Friendly Garden

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      The Dirt on Peat Moss

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      Early Spring Flowers for Our Bees

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      It’s October, Do the Bees Have Anything to…

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      Fennel Is a Bee Favorite

      August 18, 2020

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      My New Favorite Bee Flower: Dahlias!

      January 12, 2020

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      The Glory of Goldenrod

      September 23, 2017

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      My Top 5 Flowers for Beneficial Bugs and…

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      How to Plan for a Bee Friendly Garden

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      Early Spring Flowers for Our Bees

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      Great Fall Bee Flowers

      September 16, 2016

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      Bee Garden Favorites at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

      August 10, 2016

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      Do Hydrangeas Feed the Bees?

      July 22, 2016

      Flower Power

      Bee Abundant in the Garden

      June 26, 2016

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      Seek Out the Salvias

      June 14, 2016

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      Sophisticated Solomon’s Seal

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      It’s October, Do the Bees Have Anything to…

      October 23, 2021

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      Let’s Get Rid of Roundup

      February 24, 2019

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      Stalking Bees in Sweden

      March 15, 2018

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      How You Can Save the Bees

      February 18, 2018

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      When Your Honey Has Neurotoxins

      October 30, 2017

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      The Glory of Goldenrod

      September 23, 2017

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      Are Native Cultivars Good Bee Flowers?

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      My Top 5 Flowers for Beneficial Bugs and…

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      How to Create a Wildflower Garden for Bees

      April 29, 2017

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My New Favorite Bee Flower: Dahlias!

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Save the Earth In Your Own Backyard

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Let’s Get Rid of Roundup

February 24, 2019
  • Welcome to Green Garden Buzz!

    January 18, 2016

    Hello and welcome to Green Garden Buzz! You have landed in the right spot. Here we talk about beautiful gardens that are good for the bees, for us, and the…

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  • It’s October, Do the Bees Have Anything to Eat?

    October 23, 2021

    Here in my Zone 5b Massachusetts garden we are in the second half of October and it is unseasonably warm. We have had many 70 degree days with no…

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  • My Earth Day Ask: Stop Using Synthetic Fertilizers

    April 22, 2021

    Happy Earth Day 2021! What a year it has been. My own garden has been a lifesaver for my mental health. Perhaps you feel the same. While we should…

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  • Fennel Is a Bee Favorite

    August 18, 2020

    Sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), the herb, has been beloved by bees in my garden for most of the summer. I have a yard full of bee-favorite flowers, but judging…

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  • My New Favorite Bee Flower: Dahlias!

    January 12, 2020

    It’s exciting when you find a plant that gives you joy and feeds our pollinators so well. This past growing season I stumbled across a flower that is gorgeous,…

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  • Save the Earth In Your Own Backyard

    April 22, 2019

    Happy Earth Day! Let’s get busy saving the Earth in our own backyard.

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  • Let’s Get Rid of Roundup

    February 24, 2019

    Recently in a Facebook Gardening group, we had a member ask the group if she should use Roundup as a weedkiller. The reaction was swift and fierce, with comments,…

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  • Stalking Bees in Sweden

    March 15, 2018

    Even on vacation I am a bit obsessed with bees. I love spotting bees (both wild and honey), then determining which flowers are popular. I call these the bee…

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  • How You Can Save the Bees

    February 18, 2018

    Bravo! You want to save the bees. But where do you begin? Here’s my take on how you can help. It’s not hard, just a few deliberate steps in…

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  • When Your Honey Has Neurotoxins

    October 30, 2017

    Not so sweet news from a recent Science study. In honey samples taken from around the world, 75% had detectable levels of neonicotinoids in them. North America had the highest…

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  • The Glory of Goldenrod

    September 23, 2017

    It is September here in central Massachusetts, which means goldenrod (Solidago spp.) is at its peak and looks great. The bright yellow color can light up a garden or…

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  • Are Native Cultivars Good Bee Flowers?

    August 26, 2017

    Do some flower shopping–either in a nursery or online–and you will quickly come across native cultivars. These are native flowers that have been selected or hybridized, to produce a…

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  • My Top 5 Flowers for Beneficial Bugs and Bees

    June 14, 2017

    Did you know that there is a small group of flowers that not only feed the bees really well, but also attract beneficial insects to your garden? These five…

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  • How to Create a Wildflower Garden for Bees

    April 29, 2017

    There are many great bee flowers that also work well in wildflower beds. So why not combine the two purposes? Create wildflower beds that will feed bees (both native and honey),…

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  • What Are You Doing For Earth Day?

    April 21, 2017

    Happy Earth Day everyone (April 22)! I’ve included a few ideas for actions you can take on Earth Day to celebrate the day, while also helping the Earth. I’m emphasizing political action…

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  • How to Plan for a Bee Friendly Garden

    March 26, 2017

    In order to have a bee friendly yard and garden, a bit of planning is in order. Find out how I make sure the bees are being fed.

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  • The Dirt on Peat Moss

    March 17, 2017

    Have you noticed how peat moss is everywhere? Giant bales tower at nurseries and garden centers. Pick up a bag of potting mix and peat moss is usually a main…

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  • Sign This Petition to Save the Bees

    February 26, 2017

    Here is an opportunity to make your voice heard on saving the bees. There is a world-wide petition calling for the ban of imidacloprid in Canada, a widely used neonicotinoid (neonic)…

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  • Early Spring Flowers for Our Bees

    February 20, 2017

    Let’s talk about how we can save the bees during a vulnerable time–early spring. This can be a tough time for bees. They may have low to no food…

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  • 75 Reasons to Save the Bees

    February 12, 2017

    Imagine that you have to motivate someone to save the bees–to communicate bee benefits. What would you say? I’ll admit I am not a big fan of educational material that pro-bee…

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  • Milkweed Has Flower Power

    February 5, 2017

    If you could save a species and help other pollinators by planting just one type of flower, would you do it? By planting milkweed this spring you could help save the…

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  • A Garden Book Giveaway! (Drawing 2/14)

    February 2, 2017

    Congratulations to Danielle Porter for winning this book! Happy gardening Danielle. I was so pleased with a bee and pollinator book, that I thought I would pass on a…

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