pollinators
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‘Working bees’ tackle projects on local farms
It’s often been said that many hands make light work, and that’s certainly the idea behind the volunteer “working bee” groups being organized by The Addison County Relocalization…
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Letter to the editor: Report on bees missed the mark
Make no mistake, honeybees and beekeepers in Vermont are struggling.
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Monarch project spreads its wings
Avanleigh Cota hosted a committee of Pollinator Pathway of Addison County gardeners in Starksboro to share the process behind her project, Champlain Valley Monarchs.
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Letter to the editor: Are our chrysanthemums killing the bees?
Recently I bought a few chrysanthemums and asters from a local hardware store, but as I was about to plant them, I wondered if they too had been…
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Letter to the editor: Proper autumn garden care can help pollinators
Fall is the time of year we generally begin to put our gardens to bed. I have recently changed my garden practices considerably since learning that our gardens…
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Take time to visit a pollinator garden
The writer Henry James has been quoted as saying the loveliest phrase in the English language is summer afternoon. I say add a visit to Monkton’s and Charlotte’s…
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Ask a master gardener: Inviting pollinators to the garden
Many home-grown fruits and vegetables require pollination to develop fruit and seeds. Approximately 75% of all food crops grown in the United States depend on bees, butterflies, hummingbirds…
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Letter to the editor: Lincoln garden a big success
A Pollinator Garden was created at Lincoln Town Office adding to a growing number of such native gardens in our area.
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Letter to the editor: Managing invasives crucial to pollinator habitat
Here in Addison County, people are celebrating National Pollinator Week June 19-25 with garden tours, book displays at libraries, and more.
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Letter to the editor: Keep your lawn friendly to pollinators
Mowing high, set to 5 instead of 3, allows wild plants in pesticide-free mowed areas to thrive under the cutting blade.