Podcast: Bee-Friendly Gardens with Kate Frey
Kate Frey is an accomplished gardener. She earned awards from the Chelsea Flower Show. She co-authored The American Horticultural Society's Best Gardening Book of 2017. And she tended an organic…
Only a few dozen bees remain in the hive.
Bee Death
Our 5-year-old hive up and died the other day. About a month ago, we noticed a pile of dead bees outside the hive. We didn't think much of it at…
Honey bees taking pollen and nectar from wisteria blossoms.
Ask Gardenerd: Pollinator Garden Density
A very cool question came in to Ask Gardenerd from Trevor Pratt this week: "How geographically dense does the distribution of pollinator gardens have to be in the LA area…
Bee-friendly plants from around the world, and ways to create habitat for pollinators in your yard.
Plan Your Bee-Friendly Garden
Today's post includes an infographic sent by Budget Direct down under. It shares how to create a bee-friendly garden for your local pollinator population. While here at Gardenerd we always…
The bees enjoyed the flowers of bolting kale and mustard greens.
YouTube: Vegetables and Fruits for Bees
The last video in our Plants for Pollinators Series on YouTube is all about vegetables and fruits for bees. A diversity of crop varieties will give bees plenty to forage…
Rosemary is flowering now. We'll prune it back by a third when flowers finishing.
YouTube: Trees and Shrubs for Bees
We continue our Plants for Pollinators Series with Honeylove.org. Our latest video gives you helpful suggestions for trees and shrubs you can plant for the pollinators in your life. They…
The warm glow of beeswax is comforting and beautiful.
Candles from Bees
I usually leave crafting to Martha Stewart, but this project has been four years in the making and I'm chuffed about it. Four years ago we began harvesting honey from…
Irises show up just in time for Easter.
YouTube: Flowering Bulbs for Bees
Honeylove and Gardenerd bring you yet another video in the Plants for Pollinators Series. In this video we show you which bulbs are great for growing for the bees and…
Bee on a cardoon
YouTube: Wildflowers for Bees
This week's YouTube video shares tips about what wildflowers to grow to encourage and feed bees and other pollinators in your garden. Wildflowers are easy to grow, most of the…
Mints, yarrow and squash fill the space.
YouTube: Herbs for Bees
This week's YouTube video is all about Herbs for Bees. Find out which herbs to grow for your pollinator population. Christy shares fun facts about borage, and encourages you to…