Oregano flowers provide nourishment for bees, butterflies and other pollinators
Oregano is an abundant source of nutrition for honeybees and other pollinators. They are easily grown from seeds sown indoors ...
How to build a pollinator garden that’s irresistible to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
Even a small area can serve as a respite for pollinators, and these Oregon experts are ready to help you get started.
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Bees and Flowers
MY children noticed with much interest, last autumn, the curious manner that the bees attacked the flowers of the Antirrhinum majus, making a hole at the bottom of the corolla of the flower near ...
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The Outside Story: Bees at home in holes and hollows
On a subzero morning, I clip into skis and head out across my meadow, gliding between desiccated husks of sundial lupine ...
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Where do bees go in the winter?
Once the temps drop and snowflakes begin to fall, it’s easy to assume that insects have simply disappeared. And while many do ...
Native bee populations can bounce back after honey bees move out
Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a study ...
Smaller fields and organic crops can boost pollinator diversity in grasslands
Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...
Bees and brilliant blooms brighten Portage Park viaduct
Some Chicago murals “are political, and some are purely beautiful, and most are somewhere in between," artist Cyd Smillie says.