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Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) with Pollinators
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Have you seen any of these pollinators in your garden? Enjoy this great video from Mary Free featuring a variety of pollinators visiting Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot), at the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden on … Continue reading
Posted in Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, Pollinators, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged Apis melifera, Augochlorini sp., black and gold bumble bee, Bombus auricomus, Bombus bimaculatus, Bombus griseocollis, brown-belted bumble bee, European honey bee, green sweat bee, Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), syrphid fly, Toxomerus geminatus, two-spotted bumble bee
For Your Pollinator Garden
Do you want to create or add to a pollinator garden? Do you look at lists of plants that claim to be superior at attracting pollinators, then wonder which ones really perform best?
If you wish to target bees, then consider native Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot). Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Pollinators, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged black and gold bumble bee, brown-belted bumble bee, European honey bee, glance, green sweat bee, Mary Free, Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), pollinators, syrphid fly, two-spotted bumble bee, Video
