Dandelion – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:29:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dandelion – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 The Best Wildflowers for Honeybees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/bes-wildfowers-for-honeybees-zbwz1807zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/bes-wildfowers-for-honeybees-zbwz1807zsau/#respond Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:33:19 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4034 In recent years, the role of wildflowers in feeding honeybees has been widely misunderstood. Yes, wildflowers are a precious resource. Yes, there are not nearly enough of them. But no, they are not going to save the day. No matter how many packets of bee-friendly wildflower seeds are nobly given out and scattered, they are […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/bes-wildfowers-for-honeybees-zbwz1807zsau/feed/ 0 Early Spring Nectar and Pollen Sources For Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/early-spring-nectar-and-pollen-sources-for-bees/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/early-spring-nectar-and-pollen-sources-for-bees/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2017 00:48:00 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=3202 Here in the mid-Atlantic in Maryland, we have had a mild winter with at least a dozen days since early December above 50 degrees. That means flying bees looking for early spring/late winter nectar and pollen in the landscape… and they are coming up short. Unless you plan ahead and plant perennials and trees that […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/early-spring-nectar-and-pollen-sources-for-bees/feed/ 2 Planting Herbs that Attract Honey Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/planting-herbs-attract-honey-bees/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/planting-herbs-attract-honey-bees/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2015 03:39:54 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=1208               When the bees start flying I can’t wait to get out there and dig in the hives and the dirt. There’s a huge variety of herbs that are not just great for cooking and medicinal purposes, they’re great for the bees. Planting herbs that attract honey bees is […]

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