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    Heart of Gold

    Aug 30, 2019 5 minutes
    By Dawn Combs

    I’VE BEEN FASCINATED by goldenrods since I wrote about them several years ago. At the time, I was working on two weekly blog posts and sought my material while taking my daily walk. During fall here in Ohio, nothing is more remarked upon in the landscape than the bright shocks of goldenrod. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To me, goldenrod is a beautiful and useful plant, to others it’s an accursed weed.

    DEEP IN THE WEEDS

    As a beekeeper, I’ve always looked forward to the goldenrod bloom. The plant is an important pollen and nectar source that helps our soon-to-be overwintering bees to stock up well just before retiring. Its bloom tells us that the beekeeping year and all its work is coming to an end. Soon the snow will fall and we’ll all be snug inside

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