兩種早春野菜, 人喜歡, 蜜蜂也喜歡

There are two early spring weeds that honey bees really like! One is henbit deadnettle, or henbit for short. The other is purple deadnettle.

Both weeds are in the Mint Family and in the genus of Lamium. Henbit can be found in all states in the United States. Purple deadnettle can be found in most states in the United States. Their flowers look similar and the flowers bloom at the same time. These two weeds often occur side by side and can be a little challenge to tell apart. In this short video, I will show you a tip that can be used to identify these two weeds instantly. 

They look very different if look down from the above. Leaves of henbit form a circle. Leaves of purple deadnettle are triangular and come in pairs.

While these two plants are commonly regarded as weeds. They are pretty. They are edible.  So please leave some of these harbingers of spring in your backyard. Honey bees and other pollinators will thank you from the bottom of their tiny hearts!
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回複 '穩穩' 的評論 :

Henbit deadnettler 渾身是寶，吃花吃葉子，而且很健康。健康的東西一般不好吃：）

[穩穩]

不知道henbit deadnettle可以吃的呀，好吃嗎？吃葉子還是吃花？

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回複 '小聲音' 的評論 :

Henbit deadnettle是野草，應該拔掉！哈哈。小聲音請多多指點我的英語！

小聲音2022-04-22 23:03:46
henbit deadnettle在後院見過，都當野草拔了，另一種紫色的沒見過：））
遊士現在開始上英文課啦，厲害！周末愉快！：））

[小聲音]

henbit deadnettle在後院見過，都當野草拔了，另一種紫色的沒見過：））
遊士現在開始上英文課啦，厲害！周末愉快！：））

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回複 '菲兒天地' 的評論 :

謝謝菲兒！我的發音不是很準，哈哈。

菲兒天地2022-04-21 12:40:00
英文版的太好了，正好學習了怎麽說henbit deadnettle和purple deadnettle.

[菲兒天地]

英文版的太好了，正好學習了怎麽說henbit deadnettle和purple deadnettle.