Miss Floribunda: Buzzworthy news about bees
Dear Miss Floribunda, I heard on NPR a talk about robot bees that will pollinate crops now that so many…
UMD becomes Bee Campus Affiliate
By Alice Carlson and Nancy Welch In April, the University of Maryland (UMD) joined a host of other universities across…
Native Gardening With Jimmy: Welcoming wild bees into your garden
By Jimmy Rogers The image of the bee is everywhere. T-shirts and coffee mugs proclaim their owners to be queen…
College Park Wild: Long live the queens!
By Rick Borchelt Even though this winter will rank among our warmest on record, for bumble bees it’s still been…
Summer is here! Help protect our bees and birds
By Angie Latham Kozlowski Pollinators — bees, birds, butterflies, bats, ants and even small mammals — play a key role…
Pollinator Committee creating a buzz about town
By Alyssa Kraus The City of College Park has formed a new committee as the first step in officially certifying…
Miss Floribunda: Butterfly gardens
I’m at my wit’s end. I’ve got this dippy neighbor whose garden is just a mess of weeds, and it…
Miss Floribunda: Pollination and pests
Dear Miss Floribunda, I have decided to plant a pollinator-friendly garden this year. However, I suspect that this is trickier…
Miss Floribunda: Winter lawn care advice from the experts
Dear Miss Floribunda, Now that the weather is cool and the leaves are falling, I feel pumped about cleaning up…
Miss Floribunda: The kid who likes bees
Dear Miss Floribunda, I am seven years old. My daddy is helping me with this because I can’t spell many…