Plying a Pollinator Palace

Happy bees make healthy honey, and there's little more that makes bees happy than living their own community of colors. July and August are usually what we beekeepers call the "Dearth" because it's of the lack of rain, which can supress flower populations for bees' nectar and pollen.

Not this field.

In its second year, our pollinator playground is now yielding Black-eyed Susans (native) and Deptford pinks (not native but not invasive either), shown here, and spotted knapweed, Indian blanket, and others provide a feast for our flying friends.