Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish. The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget.
Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish. The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget.
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We have planted two large pollinator gardens in our front yard with nothing but native plants. We try to let the grass grow as long as possible to allow the bees to get their fill on our clover flowers. We also have several raised beds with plenty of stuff flowering for the bees to enjoy. It’s not much but it’s honest work. Save the bees!
any luck? I've noticed a sharp decline in pollinators over the last two or three years. I DID manage to get some success with the native bees with some guerilla gardened sunflowers, though. That is, until someone cut them down.
I do similar and there's several species of bees in my flowers all season long. I need to get some butterfly-attracting stuff out there too.
The biggest issue is that your neighbors are also a huge factor, and if they're using pesticides then you're fighting uphill no matter what.
We've got a company that comes around and floods people's yards with Bifen to kill off all the "invasive pests". I don't know how many of my neighbors are using them, but I worry that it's higher than I want to believe.
That sort of thing should be illegal. I feel guilty enough using spot-treatments but it's the only thing I've found that keeps ants from invading my house :/
Yes! It took a year of growth but we’ve seen an uptick. It’s pretty cool to see.