This flower is a classic, timeless choice for a garden bustling with butterflies, bees, and birds. Native to North America, bee balm (Monarda spp., zones 3 to 9), is widely available in bright colors ...

Gardeners Swear By Bee Balm—Here’s How to Keep It Thriving originally appeared on Dengarden. Gardeners looking to roll out the red carpet for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, need to look no ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! These warm, 80 degree F days are still hanging around as we enter mid-October. I have a feeling they are not going to last forever and cool, fall weather ...

Bee balm is a must for summer gardens because it provides a month or more of colorful blooms. Several monarda species -- including red-flowered M. didyma and lavender-flowered M. fistulosa -- are ...

Seems a bit hard to believe now, but it wasn’t that long ago folks created their gardens around plants that did not attract bees. My how things change. Of course these days we’ve learned the ...

Bee balm (Monarda didyma) is a stunning perennial from the mint family that is hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. It is known for being a colorful plant pollinators love that you can also use in ...

Pinching or cutting back bee balm early in the season can promote branching and flowering. Late season pruning is best for disease prevention. Diseased plant material should be thrown in the trash or ...

This is a perennial that has many useful qualities, and this is the month to add these new beauties to your garden. Monarda, commonly known as bee balm, has been a popular garden perennial for many ...

COLUMBIA, MD. (WJZ) — Howard County has named "Bee Balm" as their official pollinator plant. Pollinators, which include insects such as bees and butterflies, play an important role in our lives by ...

Q: I have powdery mildew on my new-ish bee balm plants (Monarda x 'Raspberry Wine', purportedly a mildew-resistant variety - part of the reason I bought it!) There are tiny white dusty-looking patches ...