pollinators
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Starksboro projects aid pollinators and other wildlife
A white clapboard church sits on Route 116 in the center of Starksboro village. At the front steps of this Baptist church are two container gardens, now home…
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Warming weather hurting bees
Some Addison County residents may have been surprised when warm weather rolled in with the beginning of November, bringing sunny days and comfortable temperatures at a time when…
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Bees help MUHS class learn botany
On a chilly morning earlier this week, a class of Middlebury Union High School students stepped outside to learn about botany from a large group of winged experts…
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Ask a master gardener: How to help bumblebee queens overwinter
Wild bees are important pollinators for our crops, gardens and wild plants. In Vermont there are over 350 types of wild bees, including 17 different species of bumblebees.
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A Weybridge garden is put to bed for pollinators
If you’ve passed the flower garden at the Weybridge end of the Pulp Mill Bridge recently, you may have thought it looks unkempt, even dead. Not so, exclaim…
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Monkton gardeners help pollinators
“There’s something calming for me about getting my hands in the dirt,” Jenne Morton told me recently.
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Learn beekeeping history in Salisbury talk
William Mares will be speaking at Bees Besieged: A History of Beekeeping on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. The talk will be held at the Salisbury Meeting…
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Pollinators taking flight in Vergennes
You may have thought about offsetting your carbon footprint, but have you ever considered your pollinator footprint? Bee the Change, a Vermont-based organization dedicated to increasing biodiversity through…
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Climate Matters: Lessons from a twelfth of a teaspoon of honey
The honey bee is critical to the environment and our survival. Here are some facts about honey bees, drawn from two sources.
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Letter to the editor: Caterpillars not really so scary
The first time I met a tomato hornworm caterpillar in my garden I screamed and ran. What was that!?