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Plan Your Bee-Friendly Garden

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Christy

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 recommend starting with native plants for your particular climate and … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Vegetables and Fruits for Bees

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Christy

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 on during the summer when there is a dearth of … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Trees and Shrubs for Bees

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Christy

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 need pollen and nectar throughout the year, and some of … Continue reading →

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Candles from Bees

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Christy

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 our backyard bee hive. Four years ago we started saving … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Flowering Bulbs for Bees

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Christy

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 other pollinators in your garden. Find out some of our … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Wildflowers for Bees

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Christy

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 time you just scatter seeds before a rain comes and … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Herbs for Bees

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Christy

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 let your herb garden flower each season before cutting back. … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Garden Plants for Pollinators

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Christy

Spring is coming, and now is the time to plant (or start seeds for) flowers for pollinator-friendly gardens. This is the first video in our “Plants for Pollinators” series, a collaboration with Honeylove.org. In the coming weeks, you’ll learn which … Continue reading →

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YouTube: Honey Harvesting Tricks for Home Gardeners

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Christy

It’s honey harvesting time and we documented our latest harvest so you can see how it’s done. We provide visual aids in this video for our favorite way to get bees out of the super you plan to harvest. We … Continue reading →

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Review: Natural Beekeeping Conference 2016

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Christy

I had the good fortune of being a speaker at the first ever Natural Beekeeping Conference that took place this weekend in Pasadena, CA. Honeylove.org organized the event. They gathered top experts in treatment-free beekeeping from around the continent, and … Continue reading →

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