Tag: pollinators
Posted on September 23, 2021
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Lets celebrate our pollinator friends! Bracelets for Pollinators are handmade with love. Each pollinator inspired bracelet is one of a kind, made with black elastic and natural semi-precious beads. Note: The beads will vary in color and pattern, due to being a natural product.… Continue Reading “BRACELETS FOR POLLINATORS”
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Visit our Online Shop to order your copies today! The ABC’s of Honey Bees This whimsical book celebrates the magical world of the honey bee. Each letter of the alphabet represents an important aspect of the honey bee’s life, and takes the reader on… Continue Reading “Now Available for Purchase!”
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Today’s Feature Flower is the old-fashioned lungwort (Pulmonaria). This early spring perennial is the first to bloom in our gardens. Lungworts are loaded with tiny, bell-shaped flowers, surrounded by mounds of hairy green leaves, spotted with white. These delicate beauties are perfect for mass… Continue Reading “The Old-Fashioned Lungwort”
Category: Flower Feature, Pollinator GardensTags: apiary, beekeeper, beekeeperslife, Beekeeping, flowers, gardener, gardening, grandrapidsmichigan, honeybee, indigoacres, indigoacresapiary, pollinatorgardens, pollinators, rockfordmichigan, savethebees, savethepollinators, westmichigan
This week’s Feature Flower is the whimsical cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus). This annual is loved by not only our honey bees, but our native bees, hummingbirds, moths and butterflies. Due to its ease to grow from seed and ability to thrive in poor soil, this… Continue Reading “The Whimsical Cosmos”
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As a beekeeper, I feel it is my duty to provide healthy forage for my bees. I’ve had a passion for flowers and bees for as long as I can remember. I love that my two favorite things complement one another so beautifully. This… Continue Reading “Glory of the Snow”
Category: Flower Feature, Pollinator GardensTags: beekeeperslife, Beekeeping, bulbs, gardener, gardening, indigoacres, indigoacresapiary, pollinatorgardens, pollinators, rockfordmichigan, springbulbs, westmichigan
Posted on April 18, 2020
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This towering beauty is loved by not only our honey bees, due to its rich nectar and pollen, but our native pollinators as well. Commonly called the cutleaf coneflower “autumn sun” (Rudbeckia laciniata), this stunning perennial is visited by both long and short-tongued bees,… Continue Reading “Cutleaf Coneflower: A Gift for the Pollinators”
Category: Flower Feature, Pollinator GardensTags: beekeeper, beekeeperslife, coneflower, gardener, gardening, honeybee, indigoacres, indigoacresapiary, pollen, pollinatorgardens, pollinators, rockfordmichigan, savethebees, savethepollinators, westmichigan
As a beekeeper and avid gardener, I feel it is my duty to provide healthy forage for my bees and local pollinators. Considering the world’s current situation, purchasing spring plants is going to be nearly impossible for most. But, I have an effortless way… Continue Reading “My Wish: Let the Dandelions Live!”
Category: Flower Feature, Save the PollinatorsTags: beekeeper, bees, dandelions, forage, gardener, herbs, indigoacres, indigoacresapiary, pollinators, rockfordmi, savethebees, savethepollinators, westmichigan, wildflowers
Happy 1st day of Spring! Our pollinators are currently in decline, due to loss of habitat. The application of pesticides is another contributing factor. 1/3 of the food we eat is thanks to these amazing creatures… It is our job to care for them!… Continue Reading “Pollinator Protection: How You Can Help”
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Chives are an outstanding choice for your local pollinators. They are effortless to grow from seed and make a beautiful border plant. Considering I have two favorites, I thought I would share both: Common Chives (Allium schoeonoprasum) and Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum). Common Chives… Continue Reading “For the Love of Chives!”
Category: Flower Feature, Herbs, Pollinator GardensTags: beekeeper, beekeeperslife, chives, femalebeekeeper, gardener, gardening, grandrapidsmichigan, herbgardening, herbs, honeybee, indigoacres, indigoacresapiary, pollinatorgardens, pollinators, rockfordmichigan, savethebees, savethepollinators, westmichigan
Posted on February 27, 2020
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Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is one of my favorite perennial herbs to grow from seed. These plants are loaded with purple, nectar-rich flowers, beginning mid-summer. Hyssop makes a beautiful feature in any garden and is stunning when mass planted. The hyssop plants in our gardens… Continue Reading “Hyssop: A Must for Your Garden”
Category: Flower Feature, Herbs, Pollinator GardensTags: beekeeper, Beekeeping, beneficialinsects, gardener, gardening, grandrapidsmichigan, herbs, honeybee, hyssop, indigoacres, indigoacresapiary, pollinatorgardens, pollinators, rockfordmichigan, savethebees, savethepollinators, westmichigan