[Pollinator] Pollinator Digest, Vol 2167, Issue 1

Tue Jul 9 16:06:48 PDT 2019

Hi Peter!

We do indeed encourage the use of herbs in the urban garden, and in home
ground beds in rural areas. Their being allowed to bolt (bloom and go to
seed) is a huge incentive for beneficial insects (such as syrphids, which
play a dual pollinator/predator role) to remain in the garden, nectaring
and seeking cover and breeding and reproducing. "Insectaries" is the
nomenclature for this. It's part and parcel of the wildscaping we want
folks to segue into, seeking a natural balance between insect pests and
predators and pollinators. Borage is another herb that draws enormous
numbers of native pollinators and honey bees. As does African basil and
alyssum. Also, wide strips of insectary plants (including various herbs)
through crop fields have been proven to draw the beneficial insects needed
to pollinate the crops and predate the crop pests.

And you are so correct. Greek oregano is exceptional.

Warm regards,
Carrie

PS: May your impending retirement bring you and Retha much delight.
Congratulations!

Carrie McLaughlin
TEXAS POLLINATOR POWWOW, coordinator
https://www.facebook.com/texaspollinatorpowwow/
682-459-1684

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> The Bee Informed Partnership has been instrumental in the management, loss
> and field surveillance efforts since 2011 and has teams on the ground
> working with many commercial beekeepers nationwide. Karen Rennich, who has
> done a wonderful job as the helm, will be stepping down as Executive
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> Some of you may remember that, several years ago, someone was asking about
> the best nectar and pollen sources for bees among garden plants.  I replied
> to the question but do not recall what I wrote.  There is something I've
> noticed in my own front garden the past two weeks that may be of interest.
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> At least 7 years ago I planted greek oregano (Origanum vulgaris subsp.
> hirtum) in the front rockery.  The annual flowering of this perennial
> cultivar didn't impress me much as I kept picking young stems for the
> kitchen, over the years, and this suppressed flowering.  This season,
> though, I didn't use it much and we've had so much rain that its
> summer-flowering has been explosive (see photos).  I've been surprised by
> intense and continuous visitation by bees from 7 AM until the evening.
> This includes a wide variety of native species (some unfamiliar) as well as
> feral honeybees.  In fact, I've seen more honeybees on the plants in the
> last week than I've seen on anything else in the garden for the past five
> years.  It also appears popular with drone flies (Eristalis). Of course, we
> all know that European members of the mint family are well-visited by bees
> but my common thyme (Thymus vulgaris) didn't receive so much attention over
> a month ago and the pot of hyssop (Hyssopus off!
>  icinalis), now in bloom, seems largely ignored.
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> It's easy to grow, tolerates very fast drainage, poor soils and comes back
> after summer droughts. All it seems to want is full sun. While we are all
> encouraged to grow native I wonder if there is a place for it in pollinator
> gardens?  If not, the leaves taste good in a lot of Mediterranean dishes
> and you can always dry it for winter use.
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