Video: Butterflies and Hummingbirds Love Crimson Bee Balm
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| Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on Crimson Bee Balm Wildflower |
Its late summer wildflower and butterfly season and I found a nice colony of Crimson Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) in a mucky area along a mountain stream. Pipevine Swallowtails with the characteristic 7 orange spots on the underside of the wings and a few Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds were feasting on the nectar. Bee Balm is called many things including: crimson beebalm, scarlet beebalm, scarlet monarda, Oswego tea, or bergamot. It is in the mint family and has a long history of medicinal use - usually in tea form. To find a large wild natural colony of this striking wildflower is quite a treat.
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