My great Aunts and Grandparents would love that you are making this history of one of there garden variety plants general knowledge. They tried to teach us herbal regimens as children, but young people as resistant to this sort of lore. Thank you.
Put purple balm in a garden ladt year and it didnt do well at all...but boy did it do this year! Just harvested some to dry...I just bought another variety today...panorama...has the reds in it...cant wait! Thank you for all the information!
Thank you for this great video... I have large areas of red bee balm around my house and some purple and pink... I like bee balm because it's the only bright colored annual flower that grows in the shade... I plant bell pepper plants in the gaps between my bee balm and the deer leave them alone... Haha!! I finally fooled the deer!!
Thank you so much. I've been battling with a yeast infection. I also just purchased a red beebalm plant today! It's not in the ground yet & I don't want to sneek some leaves from it till it gets in the ground & gets a good start. But will definitely be trying your suggestion. God bless🌈🙏🌈.
Omg thank you so much!!!!! I’m so happy I randomly grabbed bee balm at the store !! lol it’s 2 ft high so far jn my yard, so I’m about to make the tea tonight and get in the hot tub !!!! 🤣🤣🤣🌞🌞🌞✨✨✨✨❤️❤️
Thank you for the wonderful video! I started a front yard food forest last spring and am intent on filling it in with medicinal herbs. I have Bergamot started and waiting for our spring to get it outside. You gave a very clear description of it's uses, which I appreciate. I am looking forward to this herb soo much! I have 3 women in my life that are all at differing stages of life. Sometime heavy menstruation, sometime almost non-existent and 1 going thru menopause. What are 3 other herbs you would recommend for this situation? Thanks for your video, I appreciate your time and effort! Ryan
I am not a herbal expert. I do know that bone broth is good for per-menopausal women (good for everyone in fact). I do pick leaves from my raspberry bushes each year and dry them. The tea from these leaves is supposed to help with heavy bleeding and irregular menstrual cycles.
I absolutely Loved your video!! It was very informative and inspiring. I did not previously know about the medicinal qualities of the Beebalm or Menarda plant, so now I'm definitely going to try to find one of these plants at the nursery. May I ask what area you live in, as I'm wondering if it will survive the cold winters of Eastern Ontario? Thank you so much for sharing!
+cobbytowngirl I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I hope to do more such videos this summer. I live in Western Michigan, gardening zone 5B. It is a very hardy plant.
I live in northern Illinois and they grow everywhere here and Minnesota, so I'm sure they'll grow fine where you live. I made a honey infusion using the flower and leafs fresh and then found out I should use dried for honey infusions and oil infusions. Thankfully there's such a high amount of anti everything in these just like oregano and it turned out great, but I store the honey in the fridge.
I cannot hear the words "bee balm" or "Monarda" without hearing the rhyme i learned as a kid: Monarda, or Oswego tea, first gladdened Indian & bee. Then came the English, French & Dutch---I wonder if they liked it much? But they paid no tax to King, or crown, so our forebearers gulped it down. To their patriotic zeal I bow, but delighted we don't drink it now.
I wouldn't use leaves that have powdery mildew spots. Cucurbitacea (cucumbers, melons, Squash) all seem very susceptible. I spray mine with Serenade, which is organic. I follow that in 10-14 days with pure Neem oil mixed in water with mild liquid soap as the emulsifier, and repeat every 2-3 weeks.
I've made a tea out of Monarda flowerheads (slightly past their full bloom). Small portions of the stems and leaves also made it into the tea. It tastes good to me. Does it really matter I didn't use leaves only, and that I didn't collect the herb in the spring?????
Thank you for the answer. I'm only starting to experiment with monarda as an edible plant. To be honest, don't feel the hotness but that's probabl;y because I've had too many habanero peppers in my life.
Thank-you for your information on bed balm. I knew some but didn’t know it was edible. Can it still be edible if the plants are sprinkled with our small creek water? I’ve also noticed just by touching the plants how strong the Oder is on my hands. I truly love this plant in the red color, and I’ve seen many hummingbirds the more plants I have. I like the fact about the deer doesn’t like them bc I have deer and I’ll be planting this where they come, more deer has come out since Covid.
Can you plant bee balm and hanging baskets? I've been looking online everywhere for the answer! I thought one article suggested that you could but I wasn't for sure... Thought I would try asking you! Thank you! Great video btw, great information! Loved it! 💚
Monarda is perennial so it likes to put down deep taproots. I've seen them in pots but they probably wont live up to their full potential until they are in a permanent home on the ground.
Thanks for your wonderfully informative presentation. At or about 7:00 I thought I could hear gun shots in the background, perhaps from a shotgun. Are you located near a Skeet range?
hi, one of the bee balms I planted I noticed the leaves look yellowish. this is not happening with the others I planted. is a case of overwatering, maybe?
okay thanks. BTW, I noticed my Jacob Cline didn't blossom well despite growing strongly. the blooms are mostly flowers opening with no very little or no red blossoms. However my scarlet bee balms blossomed vigorously. Is this common. Are the Jacob Cline perhaps not mature enough to produce robust vibrant flowers?
This video is a gem. I'm happy to have found it. It answered all my questions and more, and the atmosphere is pleasantly natural
My great Aunts and Grandparents would love that you are making this history of one of there garden variety plants general knowledge. They tried to teach us herbal regimens as children, but young people as resistant to this sort of lore. Thank you.
I just started growing bee balm last year. Thank you for the information.
Bee balm tea is one of my favorites. Sometimes I will mix it with calendula and yarrow when I am not feeling well.
Do you just use the flowers? The leave tea is not good to me.
What a great God we have. He has given us everything we needed to be well.
Harvested some bee balm this morning for tinctures. Tomorrow I need to get more for drying. Thanks for the info.
Just found your channel and you are a wealth of information. Plan on dehydrating most items from my garden this year. Thank you for your channel
You are so welcome!
Put purple balm in a garden ladt year and it didnt do well at all...but boy did it do this year! Just harvested some to dry...I just bought another variety today...panorama...has the reds in it...cant wait!
Thank you for all the information!
Mine won't bloom until next month
Thank you for this great video... I have large areas of red bee balm around my house and some purple and pink... I like bee balm because it's the only bright colored annual flower that grows in the shade... I plant bell pepper plants in the gaps between my bee balm and the deer leave them alone... Haha!! I finally fooled the deer!!
I just bought some starts for bee balm, so was very interested in all your advice...albeit 6 years later.....
Reminds me of a female version of Bob Ross 👍. Very informative and just bought a plant for my garden.
Well, in real humid weather my hair does afro a bit too :)
Prepper Potpourri All is well 😂. It just makes me more interested in your videos. Thanks you for producing a very educational video on this plant!
Thank you so much. I've been battling with a yeast infection. I also just purchased a red beebalm plant today! It's not in the ground yet & I don't want to sneek some leaves from it till it gets in the ground & gets a good start. But will definitely be trying your suggestion. God bless🌈🙏🌈.
Thank you for this information. Blessings
great job as always! thank you for making time to research this for us!
Apron Acres I hope you try some of the tea. It was surprisingly good.
Prepper Potpourri we're not fond of earl grey tea either so I was curious when you said this tasted better....at some point we will try it.
Your beebalm is so beautiful! I was lucky enough to find a lady selling some from her garden. Can't wait to have a patch as big as yours.
+nancy miller The bee balm has really thrived in this one area of my yard. I wish you the best of luck too!
Thank you for the information.
Great video thanks for all your hard work
I'm glad you liked the video
Very informative! Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!
I like you have a Cardinal and a Blue Jay talking in the first segment!
We have a lot of birds in the are. They love to provide background music free-of-charge for my outdoor videos
Happy subscriber here. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the sub!
@@PrepperPotpourri So welcome.
Omg thank you so much!!!!! I’m so happy I randomly grabbed bee balm at the store !! lol it’s 2 ft high so far jn my yard, so I’m about to make the tea tonight and get in the hot tub !!!! 🤣🤣🤣🌞🌞🌞✨✨✨✨❤️❤️
Excellent info💚🙏
Fascinating info! Thank you!
thank you lady
Great video. Thank you. I grow lots of this stuff and had no clue on most the uses.
Glad it was helpful!
you presented a lot of information in that short video!
I'm glad you enjoyed it
Thanks great guide!
It makes a nice spicy tea
THIS WAS A GREAT VIDEO, I APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING IT SIMPLE...TY
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It will soon be time to collect and dry more Bee Balm.
Thank you for the wonderful video! I started a front yard food forest last spring and am intent on filling it in with medicinal herbs. I have Bergamot started and waiting for our spring to get it outside. You gave a very clear description of it's uses, which I appreciate. I am looking forward to this herb soo much! I have 3 women in my life that are all at differing stages of life. Sometime heavy menstruation, sometime almost non-existent and 1 going thru menopause. What are 3 other herbs you would recommend for this situation? Thanks for your video, I appreciate your time and effort! Ryan
I am not a herbal expert. I do know that bone broth is good for per-menopausal women (good for everyone in fact). I do pick leaves from my raspberry bushes each year and dry them. The tea from these leaves is supposed to help with heavy bleeding and irregular menstrual cycles.
Thank you for the info! Have a great day.
A little dirt never hurt lemon balm and passionflower
Thank you. You have a wonderful channel ❤️
So nice of you
I absolutely Loved your video!! It was very informative and inspiring. I did not previously know about the medicinal qualities of the Beebalm or Menarda plant, so now I'm definitely going to try to find one of these plants at the nursery. May I ask what area you live in, as I'm wondering if it will survive the cold winters of Eastern Ontario? Thank you so much for sharing!
+cobbytowngirl I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I hope to do more such videos this summer. I live in Western Michigan, gardening zone 5B. It is a very hardy plant.
I live in northern Illinois and they grow everywhere here and Minnesota, so I'm sure they'll grow fine where you live. I made a honey infusion using the flower and leafs fresh and then found out I should use dried for honey infusions and oil infusions. Thankfully there's such a high amount of anti everything in these just like oregano and it turned out great, but I store the honey in the fridge.
I will be buying mine this spring
Thank you
Great video! Thank you!
Thank you very much for this video
love this
Earl Grey tea is made with bergamot oil from the citrus fruit bergamot, not the bee balm .
I cannot hear the words "bee balm" or "Monarda" without hearing the rhyme i learned as a kid:
Monarda, or Oswego tea, first gladdened Indian & bee. Then came the English, French & Dutch---I wonder if they liked it much?
But they paid no tax to King, or crown, so our forebearers gulped it down.
To their patriotic zeal I bow, but delighted we don't drink it now.
Love it! I had never heard this before.
Thanks. I have a red bee balm in my yard.
Hello , does ot do better planted in the ground or in pots ? And once harbested the flowers do they keep on blooming ?
I wouldn't use leaves that have powdery mildew spots.
Cucurbitacea (cucumbers, melons, Squash) all seem very susceptible. I spray mine with Serenade, which is organic. I follow that in 10-14 days with pure Neem oil mixed in water with mild liquid soap as the emulsifier, and repeat every 2-3 weeks.
Kelly Clark have you tried hydrogen peroxide? Ive been hearing many people talk about it....
There are mildew resistant varieties. " Jacob Cline" is a scarlet flowered variety that was one of the first mildew resistant ones.
I've made a tea out of Monarda flowerheads (slightly past their full bloom). Small portions of the stems and leaves also made it into the tea. It tastes good to me.
Does it really matter I didn't use leaves only, and that I didn't collect the herb in the spring?????
No. I collect my leaves in the summer. I love the slightly hot spicy taste of the tea.
Thank you for the answer. I'm only starting to experiment with monarda as an edible plant. To be honest, don't feel the hotness but that's probabl;y because I've had too many habanero peppers in my life.
@@ksionc100 is there such a thing as too many peppers?
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Thank-you for your information on bed balm. I knew some but didn’t know it was edible. Can it still be edible if the plants are sprinkled with our small creek water?
I’ve also noticed just by touching the plants how strong the Oder is on my hands. I truly love this plant in the red color, and I’ve seen many hummingbirds the more plants I have. I like the fact about the deer doesn’t like them bc I have deer and I’ll be planting this where they come, more deer has come out since Covid.
i am sure it will be fine. I love watching the hummingbirds sip the nectar.
4:00 medicinal uses including as a tea
Will grow in eastern ontario
Can you plant bee balm and hanging baskets? I've been looking online everywhere for the answer! I thought one article suggested that you could but I wasn't for sure... Thought I would try asking you! Thank you! Great video btw, great information! Loved it! 💚
Monarda is perennial so it likes to put down deep taproots. I've seen them in pots but they probably wont live up to their full potential until they are in a permanent home on the ground.
i do not think you can
Thanks for your wonderfully informative presentation. At or about 7:00 I thought I could hear gun shots in the background, perhaps from a shotgun. Are you located near a Skeet range?
Yes, we are members at the range down the road. It gives many of my videos an apocalyptic flair. :)
TYVVVM
Is the fistulosa variety the one to get for medicinal use, or are they all about the same? I has heard to get that variety on one other video.
I do not know. I just like the taste.
hi, one of the bee balms I planted I noticed the leaves look yellowish. this is not happening with the others I planted. is a case of overwatering, maybe?
It is hard to say. It can be because of too much water or a nitrogen deficiency. You could try mixing in blood meal at the base of the plant,
blood meal?
You can get it at a garden store. I buy the organic variety.
okay thanks. BTW, I noticed my Jacob Cline didn't blossom well despite growing strongly. the blooms are mostly flowers opening with no very little or no red blossoms. However my scarlet bee balms blossomed vigorously. Is this common. Are the Jacob Cline perhaps not mature enough to produce robust vibrant flowers?
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Is the mildew poisonous? Can it be washed off?
I don't believe it is poisonous. I just don't harvest when the leaves get mildew so I am not sure if it washes off.
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how do you get the seeds from the wild version?
I have never tried that. I have only gathered leaves. Sorry.
The pods will be dry and brown/tan. Inside the dried pods are the seeds. They are lighter color.
Thank you