This bee balm, aka monarda, comes ... That means these new hybrids coming to us from Proven Winners are native DNA. ... She is in Oregon with a higher pH than I have here in west Georgia.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has proclaimed Aug. 15 this year as Oregon Native Bees Conservation Awareness Day. “Wild and native bees being critical for pollination services for Oregon’s cultivated ...

Thinking of starting a pollinator garden? Experts suggest growing a variety of native plants that provide year-round nectar and pollen to butterflies, moths, bees, wasps and hummingbirds. It’s best to ...

And seven months ago, he gave up his job at Trillium to pursue Portland Bee Balm full-time. Swift wouldn't disclose revenue data but says he makes and sells more than 2,500 tubes a month. The balm ...

The bee license plates are here! Pollinators are the latest Oregon creatures to get their own license plate, joining grey whales, salmon, deer and of course, Beavers and Ducks. The new plate ...

Monarda’s common name, “bee balm,” refers to its use at one time to sooth bee stings rather than calm the bees themselves. Its flowers produce plenty of nectar that attracts and feeds many ...

Oregon State University worked with a young artist to design a license plate that features the native managed honey bee and the wild yellow-faced bumble bee in a field of red clover.

They’re also displaying in a wild patch of native flowers at a nearby local park, as well as in many prairies and naturalized gardens in the region.This native plant, called bee balm, wild ...

Marek Stanton, 16, of Estacada, poses with the Pollinator Paradise license plate, which he designed. Funds from the new plate, released Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, will go to OSU Extension bee ...