Trying to bring more life to your yard? Attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds can make your garden feel vibrant and ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! These warm, 80 degree F days are still hanging around as we enter mid-October. I have a feeling they are not going to last forever and cool, fall weather ...

My spotted bee balm, Monarda punctata, is a hub of activity. Bees and beneficial wasps are constantly flying in and around the plant’s speckled lavender-pink blossoms. The blooming period is August ...

COLUMBIA, MD. (WJZ) — Howard County has named "Bee Balm" as their official pollinator plant. Pollinators, which include insects such as bees and butterflies, play an important role in our lives by ...

Want a happier blueberry harvest? From fragrant herbs to nitrogen-fixers, these sidekicks don't just play nice — they get you a bigger blueberry crop.

Bee balm is a pretty perennial lavender-colored flower native to Wisconsin prairies. It goes by a few other names including monarda, wild bergamot and Oswego tea. The Latin name is Monarda fistulosa.

Bee balm is a must for summer gardens because it provides a month or more of colorful blooms. Several monarda species -- including red-flowered M. didyma and lavender-flowered M. fistulosa -- are ...

Bee balm is at its best in August and September. According to Rufino Osorio in his book A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants, "the chief horticultural interest of spotted bee balm lies in its ...

Nothing ruins a backyard bonfire or happy hour on the patio quite like mosquitoes. Not only do these pesky insects leave itchy welts when they bite, they're also known to transmit diseases. While bug ...