#beeplants

Super poisonous, but good for bees.  Photo and specimen by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Well I decided to go ahead and make up a bee forage mix with tons of different herbs and flowers. Since I didn’t have any dandelion or burdock to add I just used this forage plot mix to help pull minerals up to the top of the ground. I’m trying to increase the water holding capacity of the fields and adding plants with large taproots will help with this. As the roots die they will rot and allow smaller cover crop roots to take over the holes they leave. This increases the root depth of cover crops and perennial plants as the years go by and in a few years, we have deep rich topsoil. This is an experiment but I’m sure it will work out the way it will work out. We used this mixture of seeds in two locations. One for apple trees and one for fuyu persimmons. #plantfoods #foodplots #beefood #plantforbees #beeplants #pollinators #pollinatorswelcome #animalforage #deerforage #prograze #peacefulvalleyseeds #outsideprideseeds #moretrees #permaculture #experimentalplanting #hickorync #appleorchards #fuyupersimmon #persimmons #notillgardening #notill #orchardexperiment #nc #wnc #foothillsnc #catawbacountync https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2UI4mAQJO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dk6ltqyj48oh

Erica spp. (known as heather, or "riki" in Greek), growing wild on Mount Parnitha. The bees love the plant, and a special honey is produced from the blossoms. Hey, it can also be used in beer! Learn more about our herbalism courses - visit jointheflow.net or see my books in bit.ly/elefteria The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acid and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c. 4250 known species spread across 124 genera. Photo taken by me. All rights reserved. Text by Wikipedia. #erica #heather #ericaceae #beeplants #eatweeds #medicinalplants  #myherbalstudies #botanist #herbaleducation #wildfoodlove #wildfood #botany #greekflora #greekfood #wildherbs #foragingforfood #plantallies #herbalistsofinstagram #herbalremedies #survivalskills (at Εθνικός Δρυμός Πάρνηθας (Parnitha National Park)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZymVZtrElS/?utm_medium=tumblr

Erica multiflora (known as heather, or "riki" in Greek), growing wild on Mount Parnitha. The bees love the plant, and a special honey is produced from the blossoms. Hey, it can also be used in beer! Learn more about our herbalism courses - visit jointheflow.net or see my books in bit.ly/elefteria The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acid and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c. 4250 known species spread across 124 genera. Photo taken by me. All rights reserved. Text by Wikipedia. #erica #heather #ericaceae #beeplants #eatweeds #medicinalplants  #myherbalstudies #botanist #herbaleducation #wildfoodlove #wildfood #botany #greekflora #greekfood #wildherbs #foragingforfood #plantallies #herbalistsofinstagram #herbalremedies #survivalskills (at Εθνικός Δρυμός Πάρνηθας (Parnitha National Park)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKOQoTDFjpI/?igshid=bgnf507t8icy

Spotted Joe Pye weed with a friend. #eutrochiumpurpureum #nativeplants #pollinatorplants #raingardenplants #beeplants https://www.instagram.com/p/CDPDlIsg3-r/?igshid=1grzm1ivv9gfn

The bees are very busy. #echinaceapurpurea #honeybees #nativeplants #beeplants https://www.instagram.com/p/CCo7XPsA9X-/?igshid=lr5d5gw15j2h

Some threadleaf coreopsis for summery fun. #coreopsis #yellowflowers #beeplants https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbzUFCArIy/?igshid=pf6kdmuqyuis

#beesbuzzing #beeplants #happyfourthofjuly #ilovegardening #pollinators https://www.instagram.com/p/BzfojWwgr5-/?igshid=n4or727yykxn