If you are like me and lead a pretty busy life, you know how keeping up with your gardens and outdoor spaces may be difficult. Especially when you have created an outdoor space that not only involves vegetable gardens but are working on creating a backyard wildlife habitat garden! I’ve done several things in my…
How to Grow Bee Balm
Bee balm (Monarda Didyma) was in full bloom in my garden a few years ago at the side of an old shed we needed to tear down. I didn’t want to loose it, so I decided to move it to a split rail fence closer to the house. Bee balm is easy to transplant. Since…
Herbal Bee Garden
Last summer’s weather was hot and dry, resulting in little honey stores for my bees. If I didn’t want them to starve this winter, I was forced to start feeding them sugar water, and have continued until now. I will soon switch to a solid patty, to help them make it through the winter. This…