Posts Tagged: Nepeta
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)
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)
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
'Mint' Condition
Honey bees love catmint as much as cats love catnip. Fact is, catmint and catnip belong to the...
Honey Bee
Nectaring