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A farm near Wickham has brought in 25 hives of bees in the hope it help produce a bumper crop of soft fruit.
To keep hummingbirds safe, it's important to clean their feeder often. Instead of using soap or bleach, you can complete this ...
Researchers have produced what is probably the most comprehensive list of bee species in Connecticut, noting 388 of them so ...
The story from the Bhagavada Purana of the tussle between the gods and asuras for the Amrit Kalash the pot of nectar of immortality that emerged from the churning of the milky ocean is seminal to the ...
A drive east from Riverhead and a ferry trip to Shelter Island and back and then on to Orient at this time of year passes fields bathed in a sea of bright blooms. Flitting from flower to flower, too ...
Bob Erlich, an Evergreen Park resident, has devoted his retirement years to promoting and caring for butterflies — and ...
If you suspect thrips are damaging your indoor plants, you can treat them with Neem oil, insecticidal soaps, and/or pyrethrin ...
These living jewels in our gardens give us the joy of watching them in their pursuit of life: drinking nectar from flowers or ...
The bee population is experiencing a significant decline across the United States, including Southern New England.
Mary Phillips, head of native plant habitat at the National Wildlife Federation, agrees. She adds that “the dense foliage can ...
The rap legend’s Sniffin’ Griffins BBQ brings bold, smoky and sweet heat to Long Island’s National Barbecue Festival with ...
Esperanza, Pride of Barbados and Firebush will attract butterflies and hummingbirds to you garden. Deer leave them alone.