In this, the third segment of her series on bees, Cathy Isom fills you in on how to sell your honey and beeswax harvest. That’s coming up on This Land…
Best Flowers to Grow for a Bee Garden
…plant provides an ideal transition for bees between spring and summer blossoms. Bees also love roses, clover, Bachelor button, and lavender. Bees also adore all sorts of berry flowers, such…
How to Raise Your Own Queen Bees
Beekeeper is holding plate with queen cells. Beekeeping queen cell for larvae of queen bees. Beekeeper in apiary with frame with sealed queen bees, ready to go out for breeding…
The Western View: Fishy Business About Bumblebees
Courtesy: Xerces Society / Rich Hatfield So when is a bumblebee a fish? When it gets a California lawyer. Scientists say that 4 varieties of bumblebees in serious danger. They…
Why You Need to Grow Mixed Berries at Home
…They’re also inexpensive, easy to preserve, and versatile. Berries are tremendous whole food ingredients to work with. and show up in all sorts of recipes. They also attract birds, bees,…
EPA Registers Long-Term Uses of Sulfoxaflor While Ensuring Strong Pollinator Protection
…did not include crops that attract bees. The 2016 registration allowed fewer uses than the initial registration and included additional interim restrictions on application while new data on bees were…
Bumblebees Classified as Fish in Endangered Species Petition
…Act. The petitioners used some fairly creative reasoning for why the bumblebees should be protected under the California Endangered Species Act, which does not provide protection for insects. “It’s sort…
Cover Crops Are Site-Specific
…opened their Seeds for Bees program where producers can get cover crop seed and training for free to try out on their land. Director of Pollinator Programs Billy Synk said…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-28-19
…debt, hemp production in California and the considerations that come with it and the Seeds for Bees Program which now is open for enrollment. Also, Secretary Sonny Perdue is making…
Growing Wildflowers Attracts Pollinators All Year
…local area. An array of wildflowers will mean that pollen of some sort is available throughout the growing season. Not only does this help with bees, but it attracts other…
Flowering Bushes Add Beauty to Your Garden
…rare flowering shrub that blooms in shady places. These flowers offer a sweet and spicy fragrance that is loved by butterflies and bees, so be sure to place them away…
Growing the Herb with a Peppery Taste
…ultimate lure for bees, attracting them instantly with its aroma. Savory is one of the oldest recorded herbs, used during the Roman era for its medicinal and culinary properties. It’s…
Growing White Sage for Smudging or Garden Beauty
…popular with honey bees. White sage also has medicinal qualities such as fighting colds and chest congestion because the eucalyptol content helps to clear the airways. Fresh white sage Salvia…
Bee Safe Program Working in Tandem with BeeWhere Program
…it as easy as possible to find out if there are bees within that one-mile radius and to notify them and also for the beekeepers to keep their bees safe,”…