native bees

In the Shadow of Honeybees

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 […]

Invasive Species

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? […]

Bumblebees

Buttonbush a Midsummer Favorite

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 […]

blue orchard bee

Osmia: Powerhouse Pollinators

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 […]

Lawns and Yards

Pussytoes: An Inconspicuous Little Plant

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 […]

Agriculture and Farming

The Pollinators of Stony Kill Farm

Suzanne, Elizabeth and Wilhelmina burst out of the manor house into the wide open spaces of Stony Kill Farm. The three sisters ran down the farm lane with intentions to […]

Bumblebees

The Serviceberry: A Sign Post of Spring

Winter in the North is long and cold forcing the frost to penetrate deep, freezing the ground solid as a rock. The serviceberry, a small flower bearing tree, signals the […]

Agriculture and Farming

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bees

…From Bee Expert Tim Stanley (An Student Conservation Association, SCA, Interview), 2016 When residents of New York’s Hudson Valley want to know something about bees, Tim Stanley is thier go-to-guy. […]

Agriculture and Farming

Squash Bees and Mastodons

Take a look deep into the yellow squash flowers and there is a good chance the stripped abdomens of squash bees (Peponapis pruinosa) will be pointing skyward, with heads buried […]

Agriculture and Farming

The Revolutionary Pollinator Garden

When Europeans first sailed across the ocean they started a revolution that would change the botanical nature of North America. In their cargo holds colonists brought seeds from a pharmaceutical […]

Bumblebees

Pollinators are Celebrating at College Hill Park

Pollinators are celebrating at a revitalized garden at College Hill […]

digger bees

Digger Bees and the Beardtongue

The foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) is an early summer favorite of the fast flying and long tongued digger bees (Anthophora spp.). This bee is easier to hear than to see, […]

blueberries

The Industrious Carpenter Bee

The fortunate female carpenter bee reuses the maternal nesting chamber and often shares the same hole with her sisters to create tunnels within tunnels. The unfortunate others set out on […]

Common Lawn "Weeds"

The Perfect Lawn for Pollinators

The perfect lawn is the imperfect lawn. The perfect lawn is rugged and natural in appearance and to the untrained eye, aka the average homeowner, would be condemned as the […]

Agriculture and Farming

Bees Help Strawberries Reach Their Potential

Nothing says summer like the first juicy sweet strawberry of the season. Strawberries self pollinate and are not dependent on pollinators for fertilization. BUT early summer pollinators, most notably […]

Adirondacks

Spotlight on Dufourea novaeangliae, the Pickerel Bee

On a recent canoe trip to the Adirondacks, a steady […]

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Native Beeology

"The Unstung Heroes"

native bees

In the Shadow of Honeybees

Before you plant BEWARE!

Buttonbush a Midsummer Favorite

Osmia: Powerhouse Pollinators

Pussytoes: An Inconspicuous Little Plant

The Pollinators of Stony Kill Farm

The Serviceberry: A Sign Post of Spring

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bees

Squash Bees and Mastodons

The Revolutionary Pollinator Garden

Pollinators are Celebrating at College Hill Park

Digger Bees and the Beardtongue

The Industrious Carpenter Bee

The Perfect Lawn for Pollinators

Bees Help Strawberries Reach Their Potential

Spotlight on Dufourea novaeangliae, the Pickerel Bee