{"id":20296,"date":"2025-12-14T01:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T01:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/newsletter\/bees-in-the-garden-newsletter\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T01:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T01:55:28","slug":"bees-in-the-garden-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"newsletter","link":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/newsletter\/bees-in-the-garden-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Bees in the Garden Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bees in the Garden Newsletter<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Dirt Doctor Weekly Newsletter<\/b><\/p>\n

Bees in the Garden<\/b><\/p>\n

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Our urban bee keeper Susan Pollard. Pictured is ex-spouse Brandon working on the hives in 2009.<\/p>\n

Plant pollination from bees is very, very important – so is having high quality local honey. Here are some of the best plants for attracting honeybees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trees & Shrubs<\/b><\/p>\n

\t\t\tBlueberry (Vaccinium spp.<\/i>)
\n\t\t\tHolly (Ilex spp.<\/i>)
\n\t\t\tLilacs (Syringa spp.<\/i>)
\n\t\t\tSweet Mock Orange (Philadelphicus coronarius<\/i>)
\n\t\t\tTulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera<\/i>)
\n\t\t\tWillows (Salix spp.<\/i>)
\n\t\t\tWolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis<\/i>)<\/p>\n

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Annuals <\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\t\tAsters (Aster spp.<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tBorage (Borago officinalis<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tDill (Anethum graveolens<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tSalvia (Salvia splendenss<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tWinter Savory (Satureja montana<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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Biennials\/Perennials<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\t\tAjuga (Ajuga spp.<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tBee Balm (Monarda didyma<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tColumbine (Aquilegia spp.<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tCommon Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tDaffodil (Narcissus spp.<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tFoxglove (Digitalis purpurea<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tGoldenrods (Solidago spp<\/em>.)
\n\t\t\tGrape Hyacinth (Muscari botryoides<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tHyssop (Hyssopus officinalis<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tJoe Pye-Weed (Eupatorium maculatum<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tLemon Balm (Melissa officinalis<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tLovage (Levisticum officinale<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tObedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tPeppermint (Mentha piperita<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tStrawberry (Fragonia spp.<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tThyme, English (Thymus vulgaris<\/em>)
\n\t\t\tWild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Those in the Dallas Fort\/Worth area who need to move bee hives can contact Susan Pollard at the Texas Honeybee Guild 214-826-8696 or Janet Rowe, the Bee Charmer at 214-695-3425. In other areas of the country, contact your Local Bee Keeping Organizations<\/font><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn more about bees! Read these articles from the Dirt Doctor library: Bees<\/a>, Bee Colony Colapse NOT Affecting Organic Hives<\/a>, Bee Keeping<\/a>, Bee Charmer – Janet Rowe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions regarding this newsletter or any other topic, join me and my guests for my radio show heard in Dallas\/Fort Worth across the country on Sunday from 8 – 11am (CT). Radio<\/a><\/p>\n

To learn more on living a Natural Organic lifestyle, visit DirtDoctor.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

Naturally yours,<\/strong>
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Howard Garrett
\nThe Dirt Doctor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Originally published in 2009<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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