Bees

Bees are essential pollinators, pollinating about a third of our nation’s crops. We would have far fewer food options without these little workhorses, but bees are in trouble and local gardeners can help them. Bees rely on wildflowers, and some or our traditional agricultural practices have been traded for industrial techniques that increase crop productivity at the cost of our country’s wildflowers. Consequently, a decline in wildflowers results in a decline of bee populations. As of May … [Read more...] about Helping Bees Find Our Gardens