Posts Tagged: catmint
Up, Close and Personal
If you've ever glimpsed a European wool carder bee foraging in your yard, chances are that's all...
Male European wool carder bee heads for a catmint (Nepeta) leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Male European wool carder bee on catmint (Nepeta). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Skipper Wasn't Skipping
The skipper wasn't skipping.In fact, it wasn't doing much of anything. The fiery skipper butterfly...
Fiery skipper struggles to free itself in a spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Head of fiery skipper shows the tangled sticky strands of a spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Released fiery skipper ready to flutter away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Cooperative Bee
If you want to attract honey bees in your garden, you can't go wrong by planting catmint (genus...
Honey bee working the catmint (Nepeta). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee atop catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a honey bee on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mint Condition
When the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven's grand opening celebration takes place on Saturday, Sept. 11,...
Bee and Catmint
Nectaring
Catching Up with a Leafcutter Bee
Leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.), so named because they cut leaves and petals to line their nests,...
Caught in Flight
Sip of Nectar