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…

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…

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,…

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

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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),…

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…

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.

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Have you been thinking about becoming a beekeeper? There are many fabulous reasons to do so. See my post 10 Great Reasons to Become a Beekeeper. It is a…

Rusty patched bumble bees were once a common sight from Maine to Minnesota, through the South, including the Appalachians. Yet today, total numbers are down by almost 90%, with existing populations being very…