Caleb Werner, co-owner of Indian Summer Honey Farm, explains that while the early spring rains kept bees inside their hives, the summer weather helped turn things around. "Per hive we're hoping for ...

The 2023 migration saw the second-lowest overwintering populations of butterflies since records began in 1995. Fears are ...

Leave dormant plants standing, most importantly coneflowers, aster and goldenrod. They and others can supply resident birds with seeds, berries and shelter. Autumn leaves left in place or piled in a ...

We don’t hate chrysanthemums. Let’s just get that out of the way. There is a lot to be said for their instant, impulse-buy ...

A grant from the Missouri Department of Conservation helped local educators create a grassland prairie for students to learn ...

One of the best places to soak up the color of early fall is an open field, surrounded by hardwood trees, with views of the ...

I recommend taking a prairie walk during golden hour (around 5-7 p.m.) for the greatest effect. Between the grasses and ...

On warm days through early fall, you can find two large species of “digger” wasps flitting about late-blooming flowers. Like ...

Help out vital pollinators in your garden by providing the plants, water, and other essentials they need to overwinter.

Earn a prize for completing the maze. Visit each storyboard station, snap a selfie and present a phrase to a naturalist at ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. What a change in weather as we say goodbye to the long hot and dry summer and ...

Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) is a hardy perennial that thrives in full sun and well ... Joe Pye weed’s striking height and flower clusters add a dramatic touch to pollinator gardens. Asters (Aster spp.) ...