7 Self-Sowing Annuals I Love
July 24, 2014Lighten your garden workload by planting self-seeding flowers that come back year after year without coaxing.
Yarrow: A Garden Spotlight Bees Will Love
June 19, 2014Of the hundreds of different perennials I grow in my garden, common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a personal favorite.
22 Fruits, Flowers and Herbs to Attract More Bees to Your Farm
June 13, 2014Want to attract more bees to do your pollination dirty work? Plant a variety of crops you both can enjoy.
4 Reasons We [Heart] Native Bees
June 26, 2013Native bees are great to have around—we don’t have to tell you that—but here’s why we’re celebrating these magnificent pollinators.
Identify Wildflowers with Online Guide
June 7, 2013A new online guide from the University of New Hampshire helps farmers identify young wildflowers native to New England.
Attract Beneficial Bugs with Meadowsweet
June 6, 2013I was so excited to find one of my favorite native shrubs this spring at a local nonprofit’s plant sale. Needless to say, I bought one and it is already at home in one of my perennial borders.
Bee Diversity Equals Better Pollination
May 24, 2013Two studies confirm that a variety of bee species on the farm will help increase crop pollination.
Scientist Searches for New Greenhouse Bumblebee
September 27, 2011As bumblebee populations continue to decline, a USDA entomologist searches for a replacement pollinator.
