https://www.greenart.com/events daily 0.75 2023-06-17 https://www.greenart.com/events/mqw17lqpuzvuh6gbrj9n6wyguspjpe monthly 0.5 2023-06-17 https://www.greenart.com/events/gardening-for-insects-garden-tour-at-green-art monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://www.greenart.com/events/unh-joint-winter-meeting monthly 0.5 2019-12-30 https://www.greenart.com/events/gardening-for-insects-native-pollinator-garden-tour monthly 0.5 2019-06-05 https://www.greenart.com/bee-species daily 0.75 2021-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613600374067-ME8DUHDZEYL2MCWZ6LIM/image.jpg Bee Species https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613102267368-ZKN39R33TCBZO8Q45JNV/Agapostemon-_DSC4085-crpd2.jpg Bee Species - Green Sweat Bee on Aster Agapostemon on Symphyotrichum novae-angliae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613102319189-TUB3QAY9MFDGB4LGQ0QQ/Megachile-crpd-2000.jpg Bee Species - Leafcutter Bee on Swamp-Milkweed (white form) Megachile on Asclepias incarnata (white form) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613102414757-SJRZZJ5WTPMMN3JF1MMU/Lasioglossum-pilosumDSC01698-crpd2.jpg Bee Species - A Hairy-tongue Bee (Lasioglossum) resting in a flower This small sweat bees of the genus Lasioglossum is resting in a Dianthus flower. Lasioglossum (from Greek: hairy tongue) is a genus within the Halictidae family and with approxiamtely 1800 species world-wide it is the largest bee genus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613102343651-JNIA706UMWS76M9UWFHM/Ceratina-12_DSC2914-crpd2.jpg Bee Species - Small Carpenter Bee resting in a flower These small bees are very common throughout the season. They are all black and hairless and are often mistaken for flies. At the Green Art garden, they nist in old raspberry canes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613102364258-6AKSBSZK3PPGP6WR17WC/Halictus_DSC1586-crpd1.jpg Bee Species - Sweat Bee on Balck-eyed Susan Halictus Sweat Bees are among the most abundant in the Green Art garden. This individual carries lots of pollen on her legs and underside of her body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613103489168-ZS32MGKLBZ04WNLDPLJ3/_DSC9934-crpd2-Osmia-bucephala.jpg Bee Species - The Bufflehead Mason Bee on her nest entrance This mason bee (Osmia bucephala) is a large and beautiful bee in the family of the Megachilidae (Leafcutter Bees and relatives) . They use holes in wood as nesting tubes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613103726942-XKIJNK2P8QKSS3L2WDDD/Andrena_DSC3766-crpd-edt.jpg Bee Species - A Mining Bee on Coastal Goldenrod (Solildago sempervirens) Mining Bees (Andrena) nest in tunnels in the ground. 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https://www.greenart.com/native-plants-nursery daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1df18a9f-57a4-48ba-b80c-e928dd0f7aa8/GA_DSC0059-cr1-1000.jpg Native Plants Nursery Wild Columbine / Aquilegia canadensis https://www.greenart.com/flower-flies-syrphidae daily 0.75 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613250888777-PRZL1K25LRZ074OD1I4M/_DSC0075-Eristalis-Aster-crpd3.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) on Aster (Symphyotrichum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613251320563-KZOCNMBWTXTLVW79YHA6/Toxomerus-geminatus-_DSC4110-crpd1.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus) on Aster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613251375166-B9ZBEA11H63V8JS0299S/Eristalis-_DSC4090-crpd1-800.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa) on Aster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613251450323-G8FD2BEC3S99OE31AKB8/Eupeodes_DSC4840-crpd1-800.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae American Hover Fly (Eupeodes americana) on Aster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613255634113-DZAPUPLLALS2X58OIMQP/Eristalis-dimidiata-_DSC1223-crpd2-900.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae Black-shouldered Dronefly (Eristalis dimidiata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613258790651-UV1WXETXZ57BKPVJJE68/_DSC9274-cr3-1000.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae Bald-faced Hornet Fly (Spilomyia fusca) on Goldenrod (Solidago) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613260050656-JCREVFO6R7492PRIB5CD/Toxomerus-marginatus-_DSC9949-crpd2-900.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus) on the flower of the pond-plant Alisma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613265603372-F9KEYO8QKGO1DTEZ468Q/_DSC0158-crpd2-900-B.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae The Mimic Flowerly (Mallota) resembles a bumblebee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613255544034-U5X4KH5FAR9RM87VV1V3/Heliophilus-_DSC8549-crpd2-900.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae Black Bog Fly (Parhelophilus procus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613258510710-3J88766WR0L30WDPVJ1W/_DSC9282-crpd2-900.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae The Bald-faced Hornet Fly has interestingly colored eyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613260738599-O2X0FZD4C2EDY9D65MHG/Sericomyia-chrysotoxoides-fem_DSC4745-crpd2-800.jpg Flower Flies Syrphidae Oblique-banded Pondfly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides) on Aster 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Wildflowers-Milkweeds Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) needs space to grow, but it rewards the gardener with a wonderful vanilla fragrance and lots of bees and butterflies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613541351311-M29SG46KJ8KA013YAH48/Bees-on-Asclepias_dsc8729-cr3-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds Honeybees are addicted to the nectar of the Common Milkweed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613541538191-Q2GDXBHH4FTNTET9EKTM/Asclepias_dsc7131-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) can grow in wet locations, but it is also perfectly happy in average garden soil. It is one of the easiest milkweeds to grow and rewarding for its value for pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613592603170-LIEKZDQY7YA34IX4YPC2/bees-on-Asclepias_dsc8231-cr1-B-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds A Sweat Bee (Halictus) taking nectar on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613593432608-VG3O4YNFEQZNMJK1IV4J/Danaus-plexippus-_DSC3937-crpd1-800.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds The caterpillar of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is just one example of the many species that are specialized to live from Milkweed plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613594578689-T9ZWSBV28P5UEAX25OMR/Milkweed-bug-nymphs_dsc1132-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds Nymphs of the Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on pods of Common Milkweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613594246168-NSPRV78CDWXXM4LJBY2K/_DSC4630-Milkweed-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds The Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) resting inside the flower umbel of Common Milkweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1627650113019-FB7PJR90LRS0TH40NZRH/_DSC1752-Tetraopes-dorsal-800.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds - Make it stand out The Red Milkweed Beetle is longer-bodied than the Milkweed Leaf-Beetle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613541520103-8OT33IP3ODJX10K8IK13/Asclepias_dsc7149-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds Flower details of Swamp Milkweed. Like with all Milkweeds, the pollen is not loose but packed into a so-called pollina, which clings to the legs of its pollinators in order to be transferred to another plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1627648844478-1CV899X5Z5IHAKYEPSZD/_DSC7555-2-Asclepias-verticillata-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds - Make it stand out The Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) is now less common but the smaller flower size indicates that it nourishes a different set of pollinatiors (most likely smaller bee species) and thus fulfills an important role in its ecological niche. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1627649263798-SDFRWX0GOR2CMJA3LZGK/Euchaetes-egle-on-Asclepias-800.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds - Make it stand out Caterpillars of the Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle) typically feed on older foilage and therefore do not usually compete for food with Monarch caterpillars, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613592990513-4E07OI7DK98QDQT8USJY/_DSC6795-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds Many bumblebee species, including the Two-spotted Bumblebee (Bombus bimaculatus) visit milkweeds and function as milkweed pollinators (here on Asclepias syriaca) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613594431156-12469YET36O84SNSQIRI/_DSC4675-crpd1-900.jpg Wildflowers-Milkweeds The Milkweed Leaf-Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis) is able to consume milkweed foliage. https://www.greenart.com/wildflowers-spring daily 0.75 2021-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613602067517-BFF274ZC3Y3L419MOVDS/Claytonia-caroliniana_dsc1355-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Carolina Spring-Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana) blooms early in the spring before the forest canopy green up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613602226921-96C2PO9YNZ0GH98QOUA3/Houstonia_dsc3002-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Houstonia caerulea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613603339068-JWK1Y6H6JVCNMDXN6D4C/_DSC1809-crpd1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Anemone quinquefolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613603777234-FFLELXGY3J9JNR8RU603/_DSC4056-Fragaria-virginiana-crpd1-900.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) is an important spring bloomer for many pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613603895682-RUNZFSK4M7PHDNJZW6S5/_DSC3033-crpd1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Spotted Cranesbill (Geranium maculatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613602103692-QIEOOIH0D86M05E6MIFI/Flowers_dsc1480-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) are an early food source for queen bumblebees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613602148161-GMYBI03ZGXDIDHWUZJCW/Flowers_dsc1374-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Caltha palustris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613603422572-1LIBYNTP3E65BDNF57LY/Phloc-subulata_dsc1632-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata) is native to New York state and south of there, but easy to grow in New England gardens and rewarding for the early flowers, which are also liked by pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613603603045-BH8Q731HUJQEGRVSSGBF/Geum-fragarioides-GA_dsc1776-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Barren Strawberry (Geum fragaroides, formerly Waldsteinia) is useful as a groundcover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613604097955-67NRUE03X878NEGTWN4Z/_DSC8392-UIvularia-grandiflora-800.jpg Wildflowers-Spring Marybells (Uvularia grandiflora) https://www.greenart.com/bees-mining-bees daily 0.75 2021-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613602794771-M73CYL5C13ATBILTFCPX/Andrena+confederata+_DSC1871-crpd1-crpd2-900.jpg Bees / Mining Bees Confederate Mining Bee (Andrena confederata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613602912743-JZSGDYSYITKQSOWAQT0Z/Andrena+miserabilis+_DSC1819-crpd2-900.jpg Bees / Mining Bees Miserable Mining Bee (Andrena miserabilis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613603032905-1QT8T630JE2T247DKYWS/Andrena+nubecula+_DSC2890-crpd1-800.jpg Bees / Mining Bees Andrena nubecula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613602822447-6F24BOABFT8C9LPF75TW/Andrena+hirticincta+_DSC3766-crpd3-900.jpg Bees / Mining Bees Andrena hirticincta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613602992614-0J5P92O5E6P42AIBWLOP/Andrena-barbilabris-p-_DSC3419-crpd4-900.jpg Bees / Mining Bees Andrena barbilabris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613603072785-W07EWMS6NJ1OTOZDS4KG/Andrena-carlini_DSC7110-lateral-crpd2-800.jpg Bees / Mining Bees Andrena carlinii (male) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613608984666-UOFS5CEAA9NJ4CL2SO9L/Andrena+wilkella+_DSC5839-crpd3-600.jpg Bees / Mining Bees Andrena wilkella https://www.greenart.com/wildflowers-summer daily 0.75 2021-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613605953112-LJ27UKB9F00A7KIZ06GR/_DSC8630-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Summer Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) with Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613606986839-P54WQ04WR5DB70GQH492/Bee-on-Agastache_dsc8114-cr4-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Summer Lavender Agastache (A. foeniculum) is beautiful planted in masses, and nourishes many pollinators. The bee in this photo is a Sweatbee (Halictus ligatus). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613607842638-BU1JK6RF2QBLG5W23QNQ/_DSC8588-cr1-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Summer There are Milkweeds for every garden. Butterfly Milkweed has beautiful orange flowers. For more about these important wildflowers see the page about Milkweeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613608199145-ER5JOGB9E1Z9VVJETLAU/_DSC0366-crpd1-900.jpg Wildflowers-Summer Joe-Pye Weeds (Eutrochium) are stately perennials suitable for larger gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613606228013-YJWJGWXCASE1X0WJ7KMA/_DSC0414-crpd-900.jpg Wildflowers-Summer Perennial Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus and other native species) are loved by many pollinators, including the Small Carpenter Bee (Ceratina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613606759241-B1BNDMQ73S1E0Z843S4T/_DSC7287-cr1p3-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Summer Bugbane (Actaea racemosa) is a pollen source for bumblebees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613607020583-L7D3Y299GBS12Q8DY0PG/Verbena-stricta_dsc8633-1000.jpg Wildflowers-Summer Prairie Vervain (Verbena stricta) is more suitable for regular garden culture than the New England native Verbena hastata. Both attract small bees, bumblebees, and other pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613608023280-H8ABW6SA81L8UU6OYC3L/_DSC0800-Liatris-novaeangliae-2000.jpg Wildflowers-Summer Northern Blazing-star (Liatris novae-angliae) has become rare in New England and needs our protection https://www.greenart.com/bees-apidae daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613756540074-PGQRY9EY9XCN6D001RYO/Apis_DSC9980-honeybee-crpd1-edt1.jpg Bees / Apidae The Honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a domesticated animal, just like the chicken, and is among the most common bees in our urban landscape, This bee is native to Europe and Western Asia, and its introduction into North America might be responsible for the spread of pests and diseases to some of our nitive wild bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613758687732-QKIDLJKYKFNMOR2X6J4W/DSC04423-Bombus-ternarius-lateral-crpd3-800.jpg Bees / Apidae The beautiful Orange-belted Bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) is supposed to be very common in Maine, but here in Kittery it is very rarely seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613773903346-V0C0UDHZ00LHYGAOHIRW/_DSC6425-crpd2-900.jpg Bees / Apidae The Half-black Bumblebee (Bombus vagans) on Giant Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613774286526-CO7SLBMJ5MP4B3AN6Q6E/_DSC1172-crpd1-800.jpg Bees / Apidae Males of the Brown-belted Bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) have very large eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613775303686-YNKY2XCMSGEPEK8B8VDP/_DSC8355-cr1-1000.jpg Bees / Apidae Another bee species from a more northern part of New England is the Northern Amber Bumblebee (Bombus borealis), here seen feasting on Common Milkweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613758260513-37MG2K46JERVLN17R1KJ/_DSC9188_edited-1-crpd2-900.jpg Bees / Apidae The Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) is the most common native bee species in the urban garden in Kittery. This individual is carrying pollen on her hind legs. Bumblebees are social bees. A queen is helped by worker bees in the maintenance of the nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613756586464-EY12A1CC48ID3LD5YB1U/Bombus_DSC0270-crpd3.jpg Bees / Apidae The Confusing Bumblebee (Bombus perplexus) on Agastache https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613773376675-PRTYI7RSEGV41IZN7UJ9/_DSC8682-cr1-1000.jpg Bees / Apidae The Two-spotted Bumblebee (Bombus bimaculatus) on Agastache https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613774569444-V8X98OK7KJ62BKM2PLEB/_DSC8158-cr2-1000.jpg Bees / Apidae The Yellow-banded Bumblebee (Bombus terricola) has become quite rare. I took this photo on a meadow in New Hampshire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613799490196-XVH5PETRFXCDZYL0YZMZ/_DSC9756-crpd2-900.jpg Bees / Apidae A female Longhorn Bee (probably Melissodes) with masses of white pollen sticking to her hind leg, seen on Ironweed (Vernonia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613799659936-OWDR640R3HHFBVPYWSS6/Melissodes_dsc0505-cr1-S-700.jpg Bees / Apidae Nine male Longhorn Bees hanging out on the rim of a sunflower. Their extremely long antennae are well visible here and a unique ID cue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613800762865-CILUQ36JGP6DFRGX7W8P/_DSC3677-crpd2-900.jpg Bees / Apidae Small Carpenter Bees (Ceratina) are abundant in the urban garden and nest in the dry stems of raspberries and wildlfowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/1613800191961-LCIR79R3APAAO6IMLGQX/_DSC8050-crpd1-900.jpg Bees / Apidae This massive bee is a Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginiana). This species drills holes into wood for nesting. https://www.greenart.com/outdoor-art-consulting daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://www.greenart.com/popular-science-posters daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cbbc2d316b64028957193ab/44230397-8f7c-4d4e-aec1-4cd0e2a9db70/Bivalves-Poster-2026-final-900.jpg Popular Science Posters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.