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 ...

In late July and August, the attractive flowers of bee balm — Monarda — are a common sight in gardens, along roadsides, and in prairies. Bee balm attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. The ...

Although hummingbirds may love drinking sugar water from feeders near the windows of our homes, nectar-rich flowers are even better for them. So, if you want to attract these winged daredevils to your ...

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 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 ...

A single hummingbird can visit up to 2,000 flowers a day during the spring and summer months, and it is always fascinating to observe these birds as they dart and dash from flower to flower. Their ...

Bee balm (Monarda didyma) is one of nature's more improbable looking plants. The most common type of bee balm, scarlet bee, is often planted as a hardy perennial in flower beds. The bright red flowers ...

Bee balm is a pretty perennial lavender-colored flower native to Wisconsin prairies. It goes by a few other names including monarda, wild bergamot and Oswego tea. The Latin name is Monarda fistulosa.