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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Making Peace With the Dandelions
May 11, 2016It is definitely dandelion season here, the bright yellow blossoms bursting forth everywhere they are allowed to grow. Where I grew up, dandelions were non-existent. My family home had no…
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Do You Know Bee’s Friend (Phacelia tanacetifolia)?
April 27, 2016Somehow I missed it. All of those innumerable hours poured over gardening books and I am pretty sure Phacelia tanacetifolia, or Bee’s Friend, was never in them. Did I just miss…
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Dill Isn’t Just for Pickles
April 14, 2016Besides tasting great to us humans, bees and beneficial insects love dill too, gathering both pollen and nectar from its flowers. I love it with smoked fish and potatoes–but I…
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Every Bee Loves a Sunflower
April 10, 2016Watch a bee on the gorgeous annual sunflower (Helianthus annuus), and the phrase “busy as a bee” comes to mind. A sunflower’s head is actually composed of hundreds of…
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Beautiful Borage
February 19, 2016Borage (Borago officinalis) is a charmer. Lovely blue star-shaped flowers nod down, beckoning one closer. I love its shade of blue. Bees, of all kinds, can’t resist it because the flowers are…