Honey Bee Food Wildlife Food For Sale In Virginia

They taste somewhat like peas. It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. * The sprouted seeds can be eaten. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

* Though one of the most shade-tolerant roses, this species grows best in open, sunny locations. * White or pink flowers to 2 1/2"; pear-shaped 1/3-2/3" hips, shiny red or red-orange; suckers to form thickets; native to woods, dunes, and prairies from...

* It is also attractive to hoverflies (family Syrphidae), which are useful as biological pest control agents because they eat aphids and other pests. The plant often self-sows. * It is planted in vineyards and alongside crop fields, where it is valued...

* The wood of the roots is sometimes used for making floats instead of cork. Resents root disturbance. * They are long-lived trees, commencing to bear seeds when about 30 years old and usually producing heavy crops each year.

It produces yellow flowers in clusters before anthesis. The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with corn meal and used in cakes, porridges etc. * The fruit is small with very little flesh, but it is easily harvested and when soaked...

It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring. They are native to Australia. * Templetonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist.

Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand.

The tough gray to brown bark is smooth and the pale yellow 1/2" flowers are in clusters and fragrant. It is often multitrunked with branches near the ground. The twigs are smooth, reddish-green, becoming light gray in their second year, finally dark brown...

* Leaves to 5" long, heart-shaped, dark green; yellowish-white flowers in drooping clusters; of upright, rounded habit, like T. The common name Large-leaved Linden is in standard use throughout the English-speaking world except in Britain, where it has...

* A very ornamental plant, the fruit is a good wildlife food source, especially for birds. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Prefers a sunny position but succeeds in partial shade though it fruits less well in such a situation.

It produces yellow flowers in clusters before anthesis. The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with corn meal and used in cakes, porridges etc. * The fruit is small with very little flesh, but it is easily harvested and when soaked...

* Used as a rootstock for the cultivated apples. * The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in as low a concentration as 30 ppm.

* Fuller's teasel is occasionally cultivated for its seed head, which is used for carding cloth. * The dried flower heads are used for carding wool and as a clothes brush for raising the nap on woollen cloth.

* At least 55 million tonnes of apples were grown worldwide in 2005, with a value of about $10 billion. * The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in pies, cakes etc or fermented into cider.

* Its laxative effect, due to its anthraquinone content, is also well proven. A fresh preparation is made every day. * This species is easy to grow from the seed. * It also known as emperor's candlesticks, candle bush, candelabra bush, Christmas candles,...

* The Bird Cherry ( Prunus padus ) is a species of cherry , native to northern Europe and northern Asia , growing even north of the Arctic Circle in Norway , Sweden , Finland and Russia .

A tapped trunk yields up to ½ litre a day. * The sap has a sweet taste. The essential oil is a common ingredient in many over-the-counter cold remedies. * Fast-growing, it will produce a tree up to 37 m (121 ft) tall when mature, with growth rates of...

* Used as a rootstock for the cultivated apples. * The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in as low a concentration as 30 ppm.

The roots contain tannin. The best quality is from young leaf stalks still in the bud, whilst coarser material is obtained from older leaves or the bases of old leaf stalks surrounding the bud.

In a good year Vaccinium membranaceum shrubs produce a lot of fruit. The amount of fruit produced by these shrubs is legendary, with stories being told of mountain sides turned purple by all of the fruit, or shrubs being weighed to the ground by large,...

They taste somewhat like peas. It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. * The sprouted seeds can be eaten. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

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They are useful in the treatment of chest complaints. * A nutritious starch is obtained from the root. * The flowers are demulcent, diuretic and emollient. * A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals.

The fragrant flavor and velvety texture of this orange blossom honey is the perfect complement to a variety of savory dishes, from classic honey-baked ham and sweet breads to sticky honey glazed chicken.

* The root is eaten cooked or raw. * Lathyrus tuberosus is native to Europe and parts of western Asia. Unfortunately, yields are rather low and so the plant is only worthwhile growing as a taste treat, not as a staple crop.

* Leaves to 6"; branches brown and fuzzy; small clusters of 7-10 flowers; rounded fruit; native to northeast Asia.

Fairly large, it is up to 5cm in diameter. Pectin is also said to protect the body against radiation. The fruit can also be dried and stored for later use. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.