Life begins again in Spring! #annualherbs #naturelovers #herbalist #herbalistsoftiktok #beebalm

A bumble bee is busy working on a bright scarlet bee balm flower, against a backdrop of green flower leaves.

#BumbleBee working on #BeeBalm

#Photography
#BlueSkyPhotos

Frosted Bee Balm (aka Wild Bergamot) in falling snow

#photo #photography #plants #bloomscrolling #beebalm #winter #snow #outdoors

It's #NationalBirdDay! A great time to show off this Ruby-throated hummingbird on beebalm in our backyard
#NationalBirdDay #hummingbird #bird #beebalm #birdphotography #nativegarden #habitat #wildlife #garden #nature #naturephotography

Bee balm seed head in black and white photo.

Bee balm in the winter.
#bnwmacro #photography #beebalm #bloomscrolling
#eastcoastkin

I remember this flower. It grew in the meadow just outside my front door. I watched it open from a tight bud and watched its bloom catch the first light of morning. Its soft lavender petals caught each summer breeze and released a faint mint scent when I brushed past. It bloomed longer than the other bergamot stalks and kept its color even as the rest of the meadow began to dry and fade. All season it stood there, brightening my morning walks with a brilliant glowing lavender against the mint green meadow. When the petals finally fell in autumn, this seed head remained: tight, geometric, and resilient through autumn windstorms and hail, as if the plant had folded all its strength into the intricate honeycomb. The warm straw-colored tubes echo the flawless purple petals that came before them. Even dried, the plant seems sure of itself, built with more sturdiness than you’d expect from something so wispy and delicate in bloom. And when the winter winds finally shook the seeds loose, scattering them into the grasses, I felt a quiet hope that the beauty that greeted me each morning this year would return in seasons to come.

Dried wild bergamot (bee balm) #seedhead, its honeycomb chambers already emptied of seed. #Macro #macromonday #BeeBalm #EastCoastKin

Close-up photo of a yellow and black Bumblebee on a pink Bee balm flower. The background is a blurry green.

bee in quiet time
the soft labor of the day
even the hours kneel

#vss365 #Timed #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Flowers #BlueskyPhotography #Macro #Nature #Insects #Bees #Bumblebee #BeeBalm #GardenLife #ImageAndVerse #Haiga

Cold Hardy Bee Balm — LadyJCMuses Post by LadyJCMuses

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Meet Bealm, the embodiment of the "Bee Balm" concept.
Bealm was a popular plant among Native American tribes. She was used as a seasoning thanks to her flavor—a mix of spearmint, peppermint, and oregano—and valued for her medicinal properties.
#beebalm #animegirl #anime #AI #AIart

Photo of a Yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on a pink-purple Bee Balm flower. Its wings are tattered.

Tattered wings still feed
Not all ruin is the end
The season moves on

#vss365 #Prompt #Catastrophe #Haiku #Poetry #Nature
#BlueskyPhotography #Insects #Butterflies #Flowers
#BeeBalm #Wildlife #GardenLife #Garden #Gardening

It was a long day, and now it's 10:30 and I still have a huge mess in the kitchen. Here are a couple cats and some Bee balm from the garden. One day at a time. #catsofbluesky #garden #flowers #beebalm

Good Sunday morning from the #PNW where the #beebalm is still blooming!

#bloomscrolling
#flowers
#naturephotos
#summer

A blue-winged wasp (Scolia dubia) with shimmering iridescent wings clings to a cluster of spotted bee balm (Monarda punctata). The layered bracts are pale green and white, tipped with speckled yellow flowers that attract pollinators in late summer. Native to Southeast Texas, this wildflower is a magnet for beneficial insects like the blue-winged wasp, which feeds on nectar while its larvae help control beetle grubs in the soil. The photo highlights the balance of beauty and function in native plants and pollinator ecology.

Although Bee Balm is native to Southeast Texas this picture was actually taken at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

#BlueWingedWasp #BeeBalm #NativePlants #TexasWildflowers #Photography #NaturePhotography #MinnesotaLandscapeArboretum #UniversityOfMinnesota #Flowers #FlowerPhotography

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🍑🍓 Meet your new lip care crush!
The Lip Balms from @mybeebalmco are packed with hydrating, softening goodness.

A portion of profits goes to the Planet Bee Foundation

#BeeBalm #PlanetBee #NaturalBeauty

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Busy bee on bee balm. 🐝

#Bee
#pollinators
#pnwflowers
#bloomscrolling
#Beebalm

65814.01 Monarda didyma, Leucanthemum x superbum, Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer' #Monardadidyma #Monarda #beebalm #Leucanthemumsuperbum #Leucanthemum #daisy #Shastadaisy #HydreangeamacrophylaEndlessSummer #Hydrangeamacrophyla #Hydrangea #flowers #petals #bars #lines #redwhiteblue

A macro photo of the plant Bergamot.

#WildBergot
Resembles #BeeBalm. It has proven medicinal properties known to help lower #Cholesterol LDL & #Glucose / #A1C ratios. #Plants #Nature
#Health #Diabetes
#HeartHealth #Supplements
Not an endorsement, just #Awareness.
#Macrophotography
#Photography
📷 Chris Buelow

"Wild Honey" ... on visit to Blue Knob last week we passed a field of wildflowers ... what fun to get in there with the Nikon and snap away!!!!

This one's at my website, here: lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/wil...

#bee #wildflowers #beebalm #bergamot #summer #honeybee #photography #LoisBryan

Timeline cleanser.

#BlackSwallowtail
#BeeBalm

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65810.02 Leucanthemum x superbum, Monarda didyma, Centaurea montana #Leucanthemumsuperbum #Leucanthemum #daisy #Shastadaisy #Monardadidyma #Monarda #beebalm #Centaureamontana #Centaurea #batchelorbutton #petals #flowerdisk #mandala #circle

The Pollinator’s Garden

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#pollinators #garden #butterfly #bees
#beebalm #milkweed #lantana

Today's #mobydick quote 🧵:
CHAPTER 4
THE COUNTERPANE

Upon waking the next morning about daylight, I found Queequeg's arm thrown over me in the most loving and affectionate manner. You had almost thought I had been his wife.
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(Bumble buddies in my #garden!)
#bumblebee #beebalm 🌱 #nativebees

Today's #mobydick quote 🧵:
"I thought ye know'd it;—didn't I tell ye, he was a peddlin' heads around town?—but turn flukes again and go to sleep. Queequeg, look here—you sabbee me, I sabbee you—this man sleeps you—you sabbee?"—

"Me sabbee plenty" grunted Queequeg,...

#booksky 🌱 #beebalm #bee

Wild Bergamot Blooming - Lakota Times Wild Bergamot, known to the Lakota as heháka thaphéžuta (elk medicine) or wahpé waštémna (good smelling leaf), is in full bloom on the prairie. Peter Hill photo. PINE RIDGE RESERVATION – Wild…

Keep in mind, I'm not a medical professional, so I don't endorse using it for medical reasons.

For more information about the uses of Bee Balm in the Lakota community, check out this fantastic article in the Lakota Times: www.lakotatimes.com/articles/wil...

#beebalm #wildbergamot #mintfamily

The Snowberry Clearwing moth drinking from a wild bergamot (bee balm) flower. Notice the dark banding and black legs

A Hummingbird Clearwing moth drinking from a wild bergamot (bee balm) flower. Notice the lighter legs, lack of eye banding, and orange/brown coloring of wings and body

On the left the Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) and on the right the Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe): Can you spot the differences? #moths #clearwings #snowberryclearwing #hummingbirdmoths #hummingbirdclearwing #pollinators #monarda #beebalm #wildbergamot

A Monarda citriodora (also called Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint) wildflower was blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 23, 2025.

#Monarda citriodora (also called Lemon #Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint) #wildflower #blooming in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on June 23, 2025

Camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jun...

#nativeplants #naturephotography #photography

A Monarda citriodora (also called Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint) wildflower was blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 23, 2025.

Monarda citriodora (also called Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint) wildflower blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 23, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this […]

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#Hummingbird #photography #birdphotography
#nature
#beebalm
#Vermontlife
#EastCoastKin