…Bee balm is another that will keep the pesky critters at bay. While it’s great at repelling mosquitoes, it’s great at attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Lemon Balm, Lemongrass, Citronella,…
Best Organic Weed Control Methods
…using organic weed methods, there is no risk of contaminating soil or nearby water sources. There’s no risk of damage to nearby plants. And, no risk to bees and other…
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden
…coming up on This Land of Ours. From bees, butterflies, and bugs to birds and toads, wildlife increasingly needs our help in order to thrive. Furthermore, in some cases, to…
Deformed Wing Virus Genetic Diversity in U.S. Honey Bees Complicates Search For Remedies
…in PLoS Biology. The diverse lineages of this virus are all equally bad for bees, and they make it more complicated to develop antiviral therapeutics, which could be the basis…
Herbs That Do Best When Grown in the Shade
…Thyme: this will also help attract bees and other pollinators to your garden. Chamomile: it thrives in partial shade but tolerates full sun. Tarragon: does well in partial shade. However…
New Tool Improves Beekeepers’ Overwintering Odds and Bottom Line
…Even large colonies with more than 12 frames of bees (about 30,000 bees) have less than a 0.5 probability (50 percent chance) of being suitable for almond pollination if they…
How to Build a Do-It-Yourself Bee House
Everyone know how important bees are for pollinating our plants. Cathy Isom checks out the bees living arrangements by letting you know how to build a do-it-yourself bee house. That’s…
Planning the Perfect Herbal and Flower Tea Garden
…to tea gardens, and if you have bees, they will add a beautiful flavor to your honey. Sage leaves and sage tea There are several plants essential to your tea…
Wasps are Beneficial Insects for Your Garden
…land. If you’re an avid gardener then you know wasps are beneficial. They fly around feeding on your plants. In early summer wasps, like bees, pollinate plants and flowers as…
Which of the Five Common Breed of Honeybees is Best for You?
Carniolan bees on comb By Waugsberg – eigene Aufnahme – own photograph, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Cathy Isom has covered many different areas of raising and care of bees. In…
Helping Defend Your Bees Against Bee Predators
Cathy Isom remains with her series on bees by giving you a few great tips about how to help defend your bees against bee predators. That’s coming up on This…
How Bees Defend Themselves from Predators
In this part of her series on raising bees, Cathy Isom lets you know about how bees defend themselves. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. How Bees Defend…
Predators that Prey on Bees and Your Harvest
…enjoy eating bees themselves, and they will actually suck on the bees, and spit out the parts they aren’t interested in eating. A skunk will collect bees from the lower…
You Can Help Bring Back the Bee Population
…but unfortunately are a dwindling population. Bees occur on every continent except Antarctica, and wherever you find insect-pollinated, flowering plants you will find bees. Of the nearly 20,000 known bee…