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 ...

It goes by a few other names including monarda, wild bergamot and Oswego tea ... Along with prairie plantings, bee balm can find a home in the middle or back of any sunny perennial flower bed ...

It thrives in the wild along stream banks ... If you’ve ever struggled to find the right balance of light for your plants, you’ll appreciate bee balm’s adaptability. While it prefers ...

Chris Garza is pointing out the longhorn bees bouncing off the Seussian wild bee balm flowers ... The day's mission for Garza is to find and identify native pollinators at the 155-acre Arboretum ...

“I’ve been very eager to find Bombus affinis (the Latin name ... have an affinity for Monarda fistulosa, known as wild bergamot or bee balm. That’s where Schultz discovered the rusty patch ...

Gardening is most rewarding when you take the time to look. That gnat on the chervil flower may be a tiny wasp that is obligingly pollinating the bloom. I find these small, harmless wild bees and ...

Monarda, like many other wild plants currently blooming, is a member of the mint family that some people know as bee balm and others ... edges right now, you'll find it blooming all over the ...