The quest to find the European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) will lead you straight to the nearest patch of lambs ear (Stachys byzantina). The male bees can be found […]
The springtime forest comes alive with the woodland flowers blooming before the leaf canopy darkens the forest floor. Many of these early blooming flowers provide the essential resources needed for […]
As a beekeeper my greatest satisfaction is when my hives survive the winter. My favorite winter sound is hearing the steady hum of the honeybee cluster inside the hive on […]
Before you plant BEWARE! What you plant may be detrimental to the local environment. Did you know that New York State has a prohibited and regulated Invasive plants list, https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/isprohibitedplants2.pdf? […]
Flies (Diptera spp.) are an eclectic group of pollinators with many species that mimic bees. The bee fly or humblefly is a perfect example of a batesian mimic, a harmless […]
Growing in the Hudson Highland wetlands, the buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is at home alongside tussock grasses with roots growing in spongy sphagnum moss. It thrives in full to partial sun […]
Wave Hill in the Bronx is a 28 acre garden, an oasis that transports visitors to another world. The vista from the Pergola Overlook commands the attention of the Palisades, […]
The blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria) is a fast efficient native pollinator of early spring flowers. In the apple orchard 250 to 300 of these powerhouse pollinators can do the […]
Ladies’ tobacco, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Plantain-leaved pussytoes, Pussytoes are common names for Antennaria plantaginifolia, an inconspicuous little plant in the Aster family. It thrives in full sun and is perfectly suited […]
