Use this bee balm herb nature study to learn all about how to grow this plant, its medicinal uses, its other names and more! Just one of a series in this herb homeschool nature study curriculum!
“The name ‘bee balm’ implies that the plant is attractive to bees. It is, but its long flower makes it less accessible to bees but easily accessible to hummingbirds.”
100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names
Outdoor Hour Challenge: Bee Balm Herb Nature Study
Read a little bit about bee balm using the links below.
- Here’s a printable fact sheet for bee balm: Essential Facts for Wild Bergamot.
- Here’s information for scarlet bee balm: USDA.
- If you’re interested in planting bee balm in your own garden, here’s a helpful link: How to grow bee balm.
Remember that the rest of the challenge is available to members here at Homeschool Nature Study. You will need to sign into your membership to see the Herb Ebook Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum.
Outdoor Hour Challenge! Please note that the challenge for cilantro is found in the sample for this curriculum. Your family is welcome to download the sample, use the suggestions for nature study, complete a notebook page for your nature journal, and perhaps even use the coloring page.
Get Your Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum Sample
Included in the new Herb Curriculum are eight brand new Outdoor Hour Challenges for you to complete as part of your nature study lessons with your children. These challenges are not based on information in the Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock. You will be using internet links and field guides to glean information about each topic.
- This 49-page digital ebook curriculum has 8 challenges and supplemental activities that will help you learn about some popular and common herbs you can easily grow in your garden.
- There are multiple custom notebooking pages for each of the topics. You can choose from simple notebook pages or more advanced notebooking pages.
- There are 6 coloring pages.
Here are the specific topics included in the Herb Nature Study Curriculum ebook:
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Bee Balm (this study)
- Oregano
- Dill
- Thyme
- Sage
- Mint
Bonus: Rosemary Herb Study
More in Herbs Nature Study Course
This Herbs course in Homeschool Nature Study membership includes:
- Outdoor Hour Challenge printable curriculum
- Herb Study Planner Page
- Resource and Supplies List
- Herb Study Planning Page
- Instructions For Using The Herbs Curriculum
- Planting Herbs to Attract Insects
- Herbs in a Child’s Garden
- Herbs from Renee’s Garden
- Notebook Pages: Regular and Advanced Versions
- Coloring Pages
You might also like: Creating an Edible Garden: Gardening with Children.
Homeschool Nature Study Membership for Year Round Support
Can you believe all of these herb homeschool resources you will find in membership? You will also find a continuing homeschool nature study series plus all the Outdoor Hour Challenges for nature study in our Homeschool Nature Study membership. There are 25+ continuing courses with matching Outdoor Hour curriculum that will bring the Handbook of Nature Study to life in your homeschool! In addition, there is an interactive monthly calendar with daily nature study prompt – all at your fingertips!
We have quite a few new participants in the Outdoor Hour Challenges so I want to give a big welcome to everyone!
Be inspired. Be encouraged. Get outdoors!
Outdoor Hour Challenge by founder, Barbara McCoy. Updated by Tricia June 2025. Tricia and her family fell in love with the Handbook of Nature Study and the accompanying Outdoor Hour Challenges early in their homeschooling. The simplicity and ease of the weekly outdoor hour challenges brought joy to their homeschool and opened their eyes to the world right out their own back door! She shares the art and heart of homeschooling at You ARE an ARTiST and Your Best Homeschool plus her favorite curricula at The Curriculum Choice. She and her husband, Steve, are also publishers of Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett.