#beefriendly — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #beefriendly, aggregated by home.social.
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#UK - #BeeFriendly plants for every season
"Bees and pollinators need 3 things to thrive – food, shelter and water. With some planning around the seasons, we can help our vital pollinators by growing flowers from spring to winter, and not just when the sun shines.
Use our handy guide to pollinator-friendly plants – including trees, veg, herbs and flowers – to offer a valuable source of nectar and pollen through the year.
Experiment with different shaped flowers – the tongues of bees, hover flies, moths and other pollinators vary in size – see what grows well in your garden."
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/beefriendly-plants-every-season
#WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #GardeningForPollinators #PollinatorFriendlyPlants
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#UK - #BeeFriendly plants for every season
"Bees and pollinators need 3 things to thrive – food, shelter and water. With some planning around the seasons, we can help our vital pollinators by growing flowers from spring to winter, and not just when the sun shines.
Use our handy guide to pollinator-friendly plants – including trees, veg, herbs and flowers – to offer a valuable source of nectar and pollen through the year.
Experiment with different shaped flowers – the tongues of bees, hover flies, moths and other pollinators vary in size – see what grows well in your garden."
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/beefriendly-plants-every-season
#WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #GardeningForPollinators #PollinatorFriendlyPlants
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#UK - #BeeFriendly plants for every season
"Bees and pollinators need 3 things to thrive – food, shelter and water. With some planning around the seasons, we can help our vital pollinators by growing flowers from spring to winter, and not just when the sun shines.
Use our handy guide to pollinator-friendly plants – including trees, veg, herbs and flowers – to offer a valuable source of nectar and pollen through the year.
Experiment with different shaped flowers – the tongues of bees, hover flies, moths and other pollinators vary in size – see what grows well in your garden."
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/beefriendly-plants-every-season
#WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #GardeningForPollinators #PollinatorFriendlyPlants
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#UK - #BeeFriendly plants for every season
"Bees and pollinators need 3 things to thrive – food, shelter and water. With some planning around the seasons, we can help our vital pollinators by growing flowers from spring to winter, and not just when the sun shines.
Use our handy guide to pollinator-friendly plants – including trees, veg, herbs and flowers – to offer a valuable source of nectar and pollen through the year.
Experiment with different shaped flowers – the tongues of bees, hover flies, moths and other pollinators vary in size – see what grows well in your garden."
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/beefriendly-plants-every-season
#WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #GardeningForPollinators #PollinatorFriendlyPlants
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#UK - #BeeFriendly plants for every season
"Bees and pollinators need 3 things to thrive – food, shelter and water. With some planning around the seasons, we can help our vital pollinators by growing flowers from spring to winter, and not just when the sun shines.
Use our handy guide to pollinator-friendly plants – including trees, veg, herbs and flowers – to offer a valuable source of nectar and pollen through the year.
Experiment with different shaped flowers – the tongues of bees, hover flies, moths and other pollinators vary in size – see what grows well in your garden."
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/beefriendly-plants-every-season
#WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #GardeningForPollinators #PollinatorFriendlyPlants
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You can rely on the #HRSChelsea Flower Show to inspire creativity and joy. It’s brimming with the celebration of biodiversity and the protection of natural spaces (even though range rover being a m sponsor is a bit odd). Biodiversity is in crisis, but companies and gardeners have huge power to foster awareness and help – even just by growing a few choice plants and eating/promoting pant based food🌱
#sustainability #beefriendly #taxtherich #respect #vegan -
You can rely on the #HRSChelsea Flower Show to inspire creativity and joy. It’s brimming with the celebration of biodiversity and the protection of natural spaces (even though range rover being a m sponsor is a bit odd). Biodiversity is in crisis, but companies and gardeners have huge power to foster awareness and help – even just by growing a few choice plants and eating/promoting pant based food🌱
#sustainability #beefriendly #taxtherich #respect #vegan -
You can rely on the #HRSChelsea Flower Show to inspire creativity and joy. It’s brimming with the celebration of biodiversity and the protection of natural spaces (even though range rover being a m sponsor is a bit odd). Biodiversity is in crisis, but companies and gardeners have huge power to foster awareness and help – even just by growing a few choice plants and eating/promoting pant based food🌱
#sustainability #beefriendly #taxtherich #respect #vegan -
You can rely on the #HRSChelsea Flower Show to inspire creativity and joy. It’s brimming with the celebration of biodiversity and the protection of natural spaces (even though range rover being a m sponsor is a bit odd). Biodiversity is in crisis, but companies and gardeners have huge power to foster awareness and help – even just by growing a few choice plants and eating/promoting pant based food🌱
#sustainability #beefriendly #taxtherich #respect #vegan -
You can rely on the #HRSChelsea Flower Show to inspire creativity and joy. It’s brimming with the celebration of biodiversity and the protection of natural spaces (even though range rover being a m sponsor is a bit odd). Biodiversity is in crisis, but companies and gardeners have huge power to foster awareness and help – even just by growing a few choice plants and eating/promoting pant based food🌱
#sustainability #beefriendly #taxtherich #respect #vegan -
Follow the recommendations in this article to create a pollinator garden friendly to bees, butterflies, and many other insects vital to the survival of plants.”
🔗 http://www.post-gazette.com/life/garden/2017/01/27/Help-for-the-honeybees/stories/201701290039
Hashtags:
#PollinatorGarden #SaveTheBees #ButterflyHabitat #EcoGardening #NativePlants #Biodiversity #SustainableLiving #BeeFriendly #NatureConservation #GardeningForWildlife -
Follow the recommendations in this article to create a pollinator garden friendly to bees, butterflies, and many other insects vital to the survival of plants.”
🔗 http://www.post-gazette.com/life/garden/2017/01/27/Help-for-the-honeybees/stories/201701290039
Hashtags:
#PollinatorGarden #SaveTheBees #ButterflyHabitat #EcoGardening #NativePlants #Biodiversity #SustainableLiving #BeeFriendly #NatureConservation #GardeningForWildlife -
Follow the recommendations in this article to create a pollinator garden friendly to bees, butterflies, and many other insects vital to the survival of plants.”
🔗 http://www.post-gazette.com/life/garden/2017/01/27/Help-for-the-honeybees/stories/201701290039
Hashtags:
#PollinatorGarden #SaveTheBees #ButterflyHabitat #EcoGardening #NativePlants #Biodiversity #SustainableLiving #BeeFriendly #NatureConservation #GardeningForWildlife -
Follow the recommendations in this article to create a pollinator garden friendly to bees, butterflies, and many other insects vital to the survival of plants.”
🔗 http://www.post-gazette.com/life/garden/2017/01/27/Help-for-the-honeybees/stories/201701290039
Hashtags:
#PollinatorGarden #SaveTheBees #ButterflyHabitat #EcoGardening #NativePlants #Biodiversity #SustainableLiving #BeeFriendly #NatureConservation #GardeningForWildlife -
Follow the recommendations in this article to create a pollinator garden friendly to bees, butterflies, and many other insects vital to the survival of plants.”
🔗 http://www.post-gazette.com/life/garden/2017/01/27/Help-for-the-honeybees/stories/201701290039
Hashtags:
#PollinatorGarden #SaveTheBees #ButterflyHabitat #EcoGardening #NativePlants #Biodiversity #SustainableLiving #BeeFriendly #NatureConservation #GardeningForWildlife -
🌸🐝 Want a buzzing backyard? Scientists reveal the ultimate flower mix to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies! Plant diverse, native blooms for a thriving ecosystem.
#GoodNews #PollinatorGarden #NativePlants #BackyardBiodiversity #BeeFriendly
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reveal-the-ultimate-flower-mix-for-a-buzzing-backyard/ -
🌸🐝 Want a buzzing backyard? Scientists reveal the ultimate flower mix to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies! Plant diverse, native blooms for a thriving ecosystem.
#GoodNews #PollinatorGarden #NativePlants #BackyardBiodiversity #BeeFriendly
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reveal-the-ultimate-flower-mix-for-a-buzzing-backyard/ -
🌸🐝 Want a buzzing backyard? Scientists reveal the ultimate flower mix to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies! Plant diverse, native blooms for a thriving ecosystem.
#GoodNews #PollinatorGarden #NativePlants #BackyardBiodiversity #BeeFriendly
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reveal-the-ultimate-flower-mix-for-a-buzzing-backyard/ -
🌸🐝 Want a buzzing backyard? Scientists reveal the ultimate flower mix to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies! Plant diverse, native blooms for a thriving ecosystem.
#GoodNews #PollinatorGarden #NativePlants #BackyardBiodiversity #BeeFriendly
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reveal-the-ultimate-flower-mix-for-a-buzzing-backyard/ -
🌸🐝 Want a buzzing backyard? Scientists reveal the ultimate flower mix to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies! Plant diverse, native blooms for a thriving ecosystem.
#GoodNews #PollinatorGarden #NativePlants #BackyardBiodiversity #BeeFriendly
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reveal-the-ultimate-flower-mix-for-a-buzzing-backyard/ -
10 Bee-Friendly Flowers That’ll Make Your Garden a “Pollinator Paradise” https://www.allforgardening.com/1378873/10-bee-friendly-flowers-thatll-make-your-garden-a-pollinator-paradise/ #BackyardGarden #BeeFriendly #BeeFriendlyGarden #flowers #garden #gardening
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10 Bee-Friendly Flowers That’ll Make Your Garden a “Pollinator Paradise” https://www.allforgardening.com/1378873/10-bee-friendly-flowers-thatll-make-your-garden-a-pollinator-paradise/ #BackyardGarden #BeeFriendly #BeeFriendlyGarden #flowers #garden #gardening
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- save the humming of the bees.
I only found out a few nights ago that moths like these too, as I walked down the path and they all fluttered away before me.
I knew that the globes grow and then reach a point where they become irresistible to flies, and then their casing start to grow blue hair/flowers. which sees the flies ousted and the bees and wasps flock in.
But I never knew of their mothly magnetism.....#garden #gardening #echinops #bees #pollen #BeeFriendly #ProEarth
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- save the humming of the bees.
I only found out a few nights ago that moths like these too, as I walked down the path and they all fluttered away before me.
I knew that the globes grow and then reach a point where they become irresistible to flies, and then their casing start to grow blue hair/flowers. which sees the flies ousted and the bees and wasps flock in.
But I never knew of their mothly magnetism.....#garden #gardening #echinops #bees #pollen #BeeFriendly #ProEarth
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- save the humming of the bees.
I only found out a few nights ago that moths like these too, as I walked down the path and they all fluttered away before me.
I knew that the globes grow and then reach a point where they become irresistible to flies, and then their casing start to grow blue hair/flowers. which sees the flies ousted and the bees and wasps flock in.
But I never knew of their mothly magnetism.....#garden #gardening #echinops #bees #pollen #BeeFriendly #ProEarth
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🦋🪻🌸🐝💚 Spent a lovely afternoon wandering about in the sunshine at #ArdgillanCastle and enjoyed a cuppa from their tearooms while basking in the sun, watching the birds and bees do their thing all around.
#️⃣: #ireland #meath #ardgillancastle #balbriggan
#🐝 #pollinator #pollination #pollinators🐝 #wildgarden #meadow #beefriendly #beefriendlyflowers #bees #bees🐝 #beesatwork
#☘️ #travel #travelireland #discoverireland #tourismireland #meathtourism #visitireland #visitmeath in #irelandsancienteast
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🦋🪻🌸🐝💚 Spent a lovely afternoon wandering about in the sunshine at #ArdgillanCastle and enjoyed a cuppa from their tearooms while basking in the sun, watching the birds and bees do their thing all around.
#️⃣: #ireland #meath #ardgillancastle #balbriggan
#🐝 #pollinator #pollination #pollinators🐝 #wildgarden #meadow #beefriendly #beefriendlyflowers #bees #bees🐝 #beesatwork
#☘️ #travel #travelireland #discoverireland #tourismireland #meathtourism #visitireland #visitmeath in #irelandsancienteast
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🦋🪻🌸🐝💚 Spent a lovely afternoon wandering about in the sunshine at #ArdgillanCastle and enjoyed a cuppa from their tearooms while basking in the sun, watching the birds and bees do their thing all around.
#️⃣: #ireland #meath #ardgillancastle #balbriggan
#🐝 #pollinator #pollination #pollinators🐝 #wildgarden #meadow #beefriendly #beefriendlyflowers #bees #bees🐝 #beesatwork
#☘️ #travel #travelireland #discoverireland #tourismireland #meathtourism #visitireland #visitmeath in #irelandsancienteast
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🦋🪻🌸🐝💚 Spent a lovely afternoon wandering about in the sunshine at #ArdgillanCastle and enjoyed a cuppa from their tearooms while basking in the sun, watching the birds and bees do their thing all around.
#️⃣: #ireland #meath #ardgillancastle #balbriggan
#🐝 #pollinator #pollination #pollinators🐝 #wildgarden #meadow #beefriendly #beefriendlyflowers #bees #bees🐝 #beesatwork
#☘️ #travel #travelireland #discoverireland #tourismireland #meathtourism #visitireland #visitmeath in #irelandsancienteast
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Heute ist #WorldBeeDay 🐝 – im Video seht ihr mein kurzes Statement dazu, warum wir unsere Bestäuber schützen müssen.
#SaveTheBees #ProtectPollinators #Biodiversity #NatureProtection #BeeFriendly #Umweltschutz #BestäuberSchützen #ÖkologischeLandwirtschaft
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Heute ist #WorldBeeDay 🐝 – im Video seht ihr mein kurzes Statement dazu, warum wir unsere Bestäuber schützen müssen.
#SaveTheBees #ProtectPollinators #Biodiversity #NatureProtection #BeeFriendly #Umweltschutz #BestäuberSchützen #ÖkologischeLandwirtschaft
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Visited with Peggy and Tracy yesterday — it was blazing hot and super windy, but the bright skies made for amazing light! Loved capturing these blooms, but did I mention it was hot!!! #SunnyHillFlowerFarm #FlowerPhotography #MacroMagic #WindyButWorthIt #BeeFriendly
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Sunflowers: sacred to the Incas, stunning in the garden, and a powerhouse of usefulness! From golden dye to flavourless cooking oil, animal feed to a coffee-like brew—and bees love them too! A feast for pollinators and a joy for us. Plant some sunshine this year! #Sunflowers #BeeFriendly #Gardening
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Sunflowers: sacred to the Incas, stunning in the garden, and a powerhouse of usefulness! From golden dye to flavourless cooking oil, animal feed to a coffee-like brew—and bees love them too! A feast for pollinators and a joy for us. Plant some sunshine this year! #Sunflowers #BeeFriendly #Gardening
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Sunflowers: sacred to the Incas, stunning in the garden, and a powerhouse of usefulness! From golden dye to flavourless cooking oil, animal feed to a coffee-like brew—and bees love them too! A feast for pollinators and a joy for us. Plant some sunshine this year! #Sunflowers #BeeFriendly #Gardening
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Sunflowers: sacred to the Incas, stunning in the garden, and a powerhouse of usefulness! From golden dye to flavourless cooking oil, animal feed to a coffee-like brew—and bees love them too! A feast for pollinators and a joy for us. Plant some sunshine this year! #Sunflowers #BeeFriendly #Gardening
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Sunflowers: sacred to the Incas, stunning in the garden, and a powerhouse of usefulness! From golden dye to flavourless cooking oil, animal feed to a coffee-like brew—and bees love them too! A feast for pollinators and a joy for us. Plant some sunshine this year! #Sunflowers #BeeFriendly #Gardening
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Congrats to The Englefield Green Team creating thriving green spaces for people & nature, on getting Bee Friendly status for the village. 🐝🌺
“Together, we can achieve something truly extraordinary, proving that we are greater than the sum of our parts.”
#beefriendly #savethebees #nature #bees #Transition #Transitiontown
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Congrats to The Englefield Green Team creating thriving green spaces for people & nature, on getting Bee Friendly status for the village. 🐝🌺
“Together, we can achieve something truly extraordinary, proving that we are greater than the sum of our parts.”
#beefriendly #savethebees #nature #bees #Transition #Transitiontown
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Congrats to The Englefield Green Team creating thriving green spaces for people & nature, on getting Bee Friendly status for the village. 🐝🌺
“Together, we can achieve something truly extraordinary, proving that we are greater than the sum of our parts.”
#beefriendly #savethebees #nature #bees #Transition #Transitiontown
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Congrats to The Englefield Green Team creating thriving green spaces for people & nature, on getting Bee Friendly status for the village. 🐝🌺
“Together, we can achieve something truly extraordinary, proving that we are greater than the sum of our parts.”
#beefriendly #savethebees #nature #bees #Transition #Transitiontown
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Congrats to The Englefield Green Team creating thriving green spaces for people & nature, on getting Bee Friendly status for the village. 🐝🌺
“Together, we can achieve something truly extraordinary, proving that we are greater than the sum of our parts.”
#beefriendly #savethebees #nature #bees #Transition #Transitiontown
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"Make Your Yard #NativeBee Friendly
"Perhaps you too have noticed fewer bees in your garden or orchard and are looking for ways to create or improve habitat for them.
- Choose nonchemical solutions to insect problems. Most #insecticides are highly toxic to bees. For information on nonchemical insect pest management, see our Habitats fact sheet, Beneficial Insects and #Spiders in Your #Maine Backyard (bulletin #7150).
- Curb the “‘erb.” Avoid using herbicides. The long-term negative health effects of #herbicides on humans are not fully known. Tolerate, in fact, appreciate the beauty and usefulness of flowering 'weeds' such as dandelion. Their presence means more variety of nectar and pollen sources for native bees and others, such as butterflies. They help fill gaps in the succession of planted flowers, and add to the variety of flower shapes, colors and scents.
- Provide a source of pesticide-free water and mud. A birdbath, dripping faucet or mud puddle works nicely for bees and attracts butterflies and beneficial insects. To assure a clean source of water, change the water in your birdbath frequently, at least once a day. This will also prevent mosquitoes breeding there. Mud is an important nesting material for several bee species.
- Establish set-asides and hedgerows. Bees need undisturbed areas for nesting. Hedgerows or a bit of clutter, such as brush piles of sumac or raspberry canes, can make a safe nest area for them. Set-asides may be areas that are not mowed and are left undisturbed. They could be bare ground, preferably with a sunny, southern exposure ideal for certain species’ nesting requirements. Lack of appropriate nest sites is a limiting factor on population.
- Provide conservation bee nesting houses.
- Minimize lawn area, or mow less often. Mowing grass often kills bees. To avoid this, mow when they are not so active, when it’s cool, overcast and windy, or late in the evening. Allowing the lawn to revert to a more natural state, by not mowing or reducing the area that is mowed, will result in a profusion of bee forage and more potential nest sites over time. Areas that are not mowed become set-asides and may be colonized by many flowering plants.
- Maximize flower space and plant species diversity. Have gardens, fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, thickets and hedgerows of flowering shrubs, and set-aside areas in your yard. This diversity will provide flower shape variety, a greater quantity of pollen and nectar, and a succession of flowering times.
- Provide a succession of blooming plants throughout the growing season. Food plants are an essential habitat requirement for bees and must be available early, middle and late season. Some native bees are actively forging adults by March and others are active until early November. Bumble bees are a good example of the importance of succession blooming. From early spring until late fall they require nectar and pollen; the number of queens a colony produces depends on the number of workers that are produced in midsummer, which in turn depends on the availability of high quality nectar and pollen.
- Provide a mix of flower shapes to accommodate different bee tongue lengths. Small bees, such as the halictids, have short tongues; other species have long tongues. Asters and other composites nicely suit short-tongue bees, but tubular flowers with long corollas are only suitable for species with long tongues. Flower size is not an indication of the quality or quantity of nectar.
- Include lots of purple, blue, and yellow flowers in your bee sanctuary. These are the most attractive colors to bees. Planting the colors in masses will get their attention!
- Emphasize native perennial plants. Perennials generally are richer nectar and pollen sources and, because they bloom year after year, they provide a more dependable food source than annuals, which must be replanted each year. Our native bees have evolved with our native plants, to mutual benefit.
- Avoid horticultural plants, such as marigolds and roses, bred as 'doubles.' These plants have been bred for more showy petals in place of anthers. Thus, they have little or no pollen. Also, the many petals often make the nectar physically inaccessible to bees, #butterflies, #hummingbirds and others.
- Select sunny locations, sheltered from the wind, for your flower plantings. Smaller bees, especially, use the sun to help warm their bodies. Also, plants receiving at least six hours of sunlight have more nectar than those receiving less.
- Remember that early spring and late autumn are very challenging times for bees because of coolness, highly variable temperatures and a lack of flowers. In the spring, tolerate those #dandelions. In the late fall, let the bees and migrating monarch butterflies have the few remaining flowers. Leaving #FallenFruit to rot, such as windfall #pears, may help too, but be aware that you will also be attracting hungry #wasps.
- Practice peaceful coexistence. Bees sometimes choose to nest in inconvenient places. Rather than exterminating them, think of it as an opportunity to see and learn about them up close."
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"Make Your Yard #NativeBee Friendly
"Perhaps you too have noticed fewer bees in your garden or orchard and are looking for ways to create or improve habitat for them.
- Choose nonchemical solutions to insect problems. Most #insecticides are highly toxic to bees. For information on nonchemical insect pest management, see our Habitats fact sheet, Beneficial Insects and #Spiders in Your #Maine Backyard (bulletin #7150).
- Curb the “‘erb.” Avoid using herbicides. The long-term negative health effects of #herbicides on humans are not fully known. Tolerate, in fact, appreciate the beauty and usefulness of flowering 'weeds' such as dandelion. Their presence means more variety of nectar and pollen sources for native bees and others, such as butterflies. They help fill gaps in the succession of planted flowers, and add to the variety of flower shapes, colors and scents.
- Provide a source of pesticide-free water and mud. A birdbath, dripping faucet or mud puddle works nicely for bees and attracts butterflies and beneficial insects. To assure a clean source of water, change the water in your birdbath frequently, at least once a day. This will also prevent mosquitoes breeding there. Mud is an important nesting material for several bee species.
- Establish set-asides and hedgerows. Bees need undisturbed areas for nesting. Hedgerows or a bit of clutter, such as brush piles of sumac or raspberry canes, can make a safe nest area for them. Set-asides may be areas that are not mowed and are left undisturbed. They could be bare ground, preferably with a sunny, southern exposure ideal for certain species’ nesting requirements. Lack of appropriate nest sites is a limiting factor on population.
- Provide conservation bee nesting houses.
- Minimize lawn area, or mow less often. Mowing grass often kills bees. To avoid this, mow when they are not so active, when it’s cool, overcast and windy, or late in the evening. Allowing the lawn to revert to a more natural state, by not mowing or reducing the area that is mowed, will result in a profusion of bee forage and more potential nest sites over time. Areas that are not mowed become set-asides and may be colonized by many flowering plants.
- Maximize flower space and plant species diversity. Have gardens, fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, thickets and hedgerows of flowering shrubs, and set-aside areas in your yard. This diversity will provide flower shape variety, a greater quantity of pollen and nectar, and a succession of flowering times.
- Provide a succession of blooming plants throughout the growing season. Food plants are an essential habitat requirement for bees and must be available early, middle and late season. Some native bees are actively forging adults by March and others are active until early November. Bumble bees are a good example of the importance of succession blooming. From early spring until late fall they require nectar and pollen; the number of queens a colony produces depends on the number of workers that are produced in midsummer, which in turn depends on the availability of high quality nectar and pollen.
- Provide a mix of flower shapes to accommodate different bee tongue lengths. Small bees, such as the halictids, have short tongues; other species have long tongues. Asters and other composites nicely suit short-tongue bees, but tubular flowers with long corollas are only suitable for species with long tongues. Flower size is not an indication of the quality or quantity of nectar.
- Include lots of purple, blue, and yellow flowers in your bee sanctuary. These are the most attractive colors to bees. Planting the colors in masses will get their attention!
- Emphasize native perennial plants. Perennials generally are richer nectar and pollen sources and, because they bloom year after year, they provide a more dependable food source than annuals, which must be replanted each year. Our native bees have evolved with our native plants, to mutual benefit.
- Avoid horticultural plants, such as marigolds and roses, bred as 'doubles.' These plants have been bred for more showy petals in place of anthers. Thus, they have little or no pollen. Also, the many petals often make the nectar physically inaccessible to bees, #butterflies, #hummingbirds and others.
- Select sunny locations, sheltered from the wind, for your flower plantings. Smaller bees, especially, use the sun to help warm their bodies. Also, plants receiving at least six hours of sunlight have more nectar than those receiving less.
- Remember that early spring and late autumn are very challenging times for bees because of coolness, highly variable temperatures and a lack of flowers. In the spring, tolerate those #dandelions. In the late fall, let the bees and migrating monarch butterflies have the few remaining flowers. Leaving #FallenFruit to rot, such as windfall #pears, may help too, but be aware that you will also be attracting hungry #wasps.
- Practice peaceful coexistence. Bees sometimes choose to nest in inconvenient places. Rather than exterminating them, think of it as an opportunity to see and learn about them up close."
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"Make Your Yard #NativeBee Friendly
"Perhaps you too have noticed fewer bees in your garden or orchard and are looking for ways to create or improve habitat for them.
- Choose nonchemical solutions to insect problems. Most #insecticides are highly toxic to bees. For information on nonchemical insect pest management, see our Habitats fact sheet, Beneficial Insects and #Spiders in Your #Maine Backyard (bulletin #7150).
- Curb the “‘erb.” Avoid using herbicides. The long-term negative health effects of #herbicides on humans are not fully known. Tolerate, in fact, appreciate the beauty and usefulness of flowering 'weeds' such as dandelion. Their presence means more variety of nectar and pollen sources for native bees and others, such as butterflies. They help fill gaps in the succession of planted flowers, and add to the variety of flower shapes, colors and scents.
- Provide a source of pesticide-free water and mud. A birdbath, dripping faucet or mud puddle works nicely for bees and attracts butterflies and beneficial insects. To assure a clean source of water, change the water in your birdbath frequently, at least once a day. This will also prevent mosquitoes breeding there. Mud is an important nesting material for several bee species.
- Establish set-asides and hedgerows. Bees need undisturbed areas for nesting. Hedgerows or a bit of clutter, such as brush piles of sumac or raspberry canes, can make a safe nest area for them. Set-asides may be areas that are not mowed and are left undisturbed. They could be bare ground, preferably with a sunny, southern exposure ideal for certain species’ nesting requirements. Lack of appropriate nest sites is a limiting factor on population.
- Provide conservation bee nesting houses.
- Minimize lawn area, or mow less often. Mowing grass often kills bees. To avoid this, mow when they are not so active, when it’s cool, overcast and windy, or late in the evening. Allowing the lawn to revert to a more natural state, by not mowing or reducing the area that is mowed, will result in a profusion of bee forage and more potential nest sites over time. Areas that are not mowed become set-asides and may be colonized by many flowering plants.
- Maximize flower space and plant species diversity. Have gardens, fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, thickets and hedgerows of flowering shrubs, and set-aside areas in your yard. This diversity will provide flower shape variety, a greater quantity of pollen and nectar, and a succession of flowering times.
- Provide a succession of blooming plants throughout the growing season. Food plants are an essential habitat requirement for bees and must be available early, middle and late season. Some native bees are actively forging adults by March and others are active until early November. Bumble bees are a good example of the importance of succession blooming. From early spring until late fall they require nectar and pollen; the number of queens a colony produces depends on the number of workers that are produced in midsummer, which in turn depends on the availability of high quality nectar and pollen.
- Provide a mix of flower shapes to accommodate different bee tongue lengths. Small bees, such as the halictids, have short tongues; other species have long tongues. Asters and other composites nicely suit short-tongue bees, but tubular flowers with long corollas are only suitable for species with long tongues. Flower size is not an indication of the quality or quantity of nectar.
- Include lots of purple, blue, and yellow flowers in your bee sanctuary. These are the most attractive colors to bees. Planting the colors in masses will get their attention!
- Emphasize native perennial plants. Perennials generally are richer nectar and pollen sources and, because they bloom year after year, they provide a more dependable food source than annuals, which must be replanted each year. Our native bees have evolved with our native plants, to mutual benefit.
- Avoid horticultural plants, such as marigolds and roses, bred as 'doubles.' These plants have been bred for more showy petals in place of anthers. Thus, they have little or no pollen. Also, the many petals often make the nectar physically inaccessible to bees, #butterflies, #hummingbirds and others.
- Select sunny locations, sheltered from the wind, for your flower plantings. Smaller bees, especially, use the sun to help warm their bodies. Also, plants receiving at least six hours of sunlight have more nectar than those receiving less.
- Remember that early spring and late autumn are very challenging times for bees because of coolness, highly variable temperatures and a lack of flowers. In the spring, tolerate those #dandelions. In the late fall, let the bees and migrating monarch butterflies have the few remaining flowers. Leaving #FallenFruit to rot, such as windfall #pears, may help too, but be aware that you will also be attracting hungry #wasps.
- Practice peaceful coexistence. Bees sometimes choose to nest in inconvenient places. Rather than exterminating them, think of it as an opportunity to see and learn about them up close."
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"Make Your Yard #NativeBee Friendly
"Perhaps you too have noticed fewer bees in your garden or orchard and are looking for ways to create or improve habitat for them.
- Choose nonchemical solutions to insect problems. Most #insecticides are highly toxic to bees. For information on nonchemical insect pest management, see our Habitats fact sheet, Beneficial Insects and #Spiders in Your #Maine Backyard (bulletin #7150).
- Curb the “‘erb.” Avoid using herbicides. The long-term negative health effects of #herbicides on humans are not fully known. Tolerate, in fact, appreciate the beauty and usefulness of flowering 'weeds' such as dandelion. Their presence means more variety of nectar and pollen sources for native bees and others, such as butterflies. They help fill gaps in the succession of planted flowers, and add to the variety of flower shapes, colors and scents.
- Provide a source of pesticide-free water and mud. A birdbath, dripping faucet or mud puddle works nicely for bees and attracts butterflies and beneficial insects. To assure a clean source of water, change the water in your birdbath frequently, at least once a day. This will also prevent mosquitoes breeding there. Mud is an important nesting material for several bee species.
- Establish set-asides and hedgerows. Bees need undisturbed areas for nesting. Hedgerows or a bit of clutter, such as brush piles of sumac or raspberry canes, can make a safe nest area for them. Set-asides may be areas that are not mowed and are left undisturbed. They could be bare ground, preferably with a sunny, southern exposure ideal for certain species’ nesting requirements. Lack of appropriate nest sites is a limiting factor on population.
- Provide conservation bee nesting houses.
- Minimize lawn area, or mow less often. Mowing grass often kills bees. To avoid this, mow when they are not so active, when it’s cool, overcast and windy, or late in the evening. Allowing the lawn to revert to a more natural state, by not mowing or reducing the area that is mowed, will result in a profusion of bee forage and more potential nest sites over time. Areas that are not mowed become set-asides and may be colonized by many flowering plants.
- Maximize flower space and plant species diversity. Have gardens, fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, thickets and hedgerows of flowering shrubs, and set-aside areas in your yard. This diversity will provide flower shape variety, a greater quantity of pollen and nectar, and a succession of flowering times.
- Provide a succession of blooming plants throughout the growing season. Food plants are an essential habitat requirement for bees and must be available early, middle and late season. Some native bees are actively forging adults by March and others are active until early November. Bumble bees are a good example of the importance of succession blooming. From early spring until late fall they require nectar and pollen; the number of queens a colony produces depends on the number of workers that are produced in midsummer, which in turn depends on the availability of high quality nectar and pollen.
- Provide a mix of flower shapes to accommodate different bee tongue lengths. Small bees, such as the halictids, have short tongues; other species have long tongues. Asters and other composites nicely suit short-tongue bees, but tubular flowers with long corollas are only suitable for species with long tongues. Flower size is not an indication of the quality or quantity of nectar.
- Include lots of purple, blue, and yellow flowers in your bee sanctuary. These are the most attractive colors to bees. Planting the colors in masses will get their attention!
- Emphasize native perennial plants. Perennials generally are richer nectar and pollen sources and, because they bloom year after year, they provide a more dependable food source than annuals, which must be replanted each year. Our native bees have evolved with our native plants, to mutual benefit.
- Avoid horticultural plants, such as marigolds and roses, bred as 'doubles.' These plants have been bred for more showy petals in place of anthers. Thus, they have little or no pollen. Also, the many petals often make the nectar physically inaccessible to bees, #butterflies, #hummingbirds and others.
- Select sunny locations, sheltered from the wind, for your flower plantings. Smaller bees, especially, use the sun to help warm their bodies. Also, plants receiving at least six hours of sunlight have more nectar than those receiving less.
- Remember that early spring and late autumn are very challenging times for bees because of coolness, highly variable temperatures and a lack of flowers. In the spring, tolerate those #dandelions. In the late fall, let the bees and migrating monarch butterflies have the few remaining flowers. Leaving #FallenFruit to rot, such as windfall #pears, may help too, but be aware that you will also be attracting hungry #wasps.
- Practice peaceful coexistence. Bees sometimes choose to nest in inconvenient places. Rather than exterminating them, think of it as an opportunity to see and learn about them up close."
-
"Make Your Yard #NativeBee Friendly
"Perhaps you too have noticed fewer bees in your garden or orchard and are looking for ways to create or improve habitat for them.
- Choose nonchemical solutions to insect problems. Most #insecticides are highly toxic to bees. For information on nonchemical insect pest management, see our Habitats fact sheet, Beneficial Insects and #Spiders in Your #Maine Backyard (bulletin #7150).
- Curb the “‘erb.” Avoid using herbicides. The long-term negative health effects of #herbicides on humans are not fully known. Tolerate, in fact, appreciate the beauty and usefulness of flowering 'weeds' such as dandelion. Their presence means more variety of nectar and pollen sources for native bees and others, such as butterflies. They help fill gaps in the succession of planted flowers, and add to the variety of flower shapes, colors and scents.
- Provide a source of pesticide-free water and mud. A birdbath, dripping faucet or mud puddle works nicely for bees and attracts butterflies and beneficial insects. To assure a clean source of water, change the water in your birdbath frequently, at least once a day. This will also prevent mosquitoes breeding there. Mud is an important nesting material for several bee species.
- Establish set-asides and hedgerows. Bees need undisturbed areas for nesting. Hedgerows or a bit of clutter, such as brush piles of sumac or raspberry canes, can make a safe nest area for them. Set-asides may be areas that are not mowed and are left undisturbed. They could be bare ground, preferably with a sunny, southern exposure ideal for certain species’ nesting requirements. Lack of appropriate nest sites is a limiting factor on population.
- Provide conservation bee nesting houses.
- Minimize lawn area, or mow less often. Mowing grass often kills bees. To avoid this, mow when they are not so active, when it’s cool, overcast and windy, or late in the evening. Allowing the lawn to revert to a more natural state, by not mowing or reducing the area that is mowed, will result in a profusion of bee forage and more potential nest sites over time. Areas that are not mowed become set-asides and may be colonized by many flowering plants.
- Maximize flower space and plant species diversity. Have gardens, fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, thickets and hedgerows of flowering shrubs, and set-aside areas in your yard. This diversity will provide flower shape variety, a greater quantity of pollen and nectar, and a succession of flowering times.
- Provide a succession of blooming plants throughout the growing season. Food plants are an essential habitat requirement for bees and must be available early, middle and late season. Some native bees are actively forging adults by March and others are active until early November. Bumble bees are a good example of the importance of succession blooming. From early spring until late fall they require nectar and pollen; the number of queens a colony produces depends on the number of workers that are produced in midsummer, which in turn depends on the availability of high quality nectar and pollen.
- Provide a mix of flower shapes to accommodate different bee tongue lengths. Small bees, such as the halictids, have short tongues; other species have long tongues. Asters and other composites nicely suit short-tongue bees, but tubular flowers with long corollas are only suitable for species with long tongues. Flower size is not an indication of the quality or quantity of nectar.
- Include lots of purple, blue, and yellow flowers in your bee sanctuary. These are the most attractive colors to bees. Planting the colors in masses will get their attention!
- Emphasize native perennial plants. Perennials generally are richer nectar and pollen sources and, because they bloom year after year, they provide a more dependable food source than annuals, which must be replanted each year. Our native bees have evolved with our native plants, to mutual benefit.
- Avoid horticultural plants, such as marigolds and roses, bred as 'doubles.' These plants have been bred for more showy petals in place of anthers. Thus, they have little or no pollen. Also, the many petals often make the nectar physically inaccessible to bees, #butterflies, #hummingbirds and others.
- Select sunny locations, sheltered from the wind, for your flower plantings. Smaller bees, especially, use the sun to help warm their bodies. Also, plants receiving at least six hours of sunlight have more nectar than those receiving less.
- Remember that early spring and late autumn are very challenging times for bees because of coolness, highly variable temperatures and a lack of flowers. In the spring, tolerate those #dandelions. In the late fall, let the bees and migrating monarch butterflies have the few remaining flowers. Leaving #FallenFruit to rot, such as windfall #pears, may help too, but be aware that you will also be attracting hungry #wasps.
- Practice peaceful coexistence. Bees sometimes choose to nest in inconvenient places. Rather than exterminating them, think of it as an opportunity to see and learn about them up close."
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Little pollen-covered #bee on a blanket #flower.
#Florida #masonbee #floridawildlife #blanketflower #gaillardia #pollenator #bees #beefriendly #gardening
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Pink #peony.
Do you like our blue fence?
A bit of an error on my part when mixing the timber fence paint...I didn't mix it enough.
I think it looks dandy. 😊
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Pink #peony.
Do you like our blue fence?
A bit of an error on my part when mixing the timber fence paint...I didn't mix it enough.
I think it looks dandy. 😊
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Pink #peony.
Do you like our blue fence?
A bit of an error on my part when mixing the timber fence paint...I didn't mix it enough.
I think it looks dandy. 😊
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Pink #peony.
Do you like our blue fence?
A bit of an error on my part when mixing the timber fence paint...I didn't mix it enough.
I think it looks dandy. 😊
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Pink #peony.
Do you like our blue fence?
A bit of an error on my part when mixing the timber fence paint...I didn't mix it enough.
I think it looks dandy. 😊
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Closeup of the flowers of my #firebush plants in my yard. These bushes are native to #Florida and once established take care of themselves. The Zebra Butterflies have already found them, I'm just waiting on the rest of the bee social club (and hummingbirds) to find them next.
#Nativeplant #floridanative #Hameliapatens #redflower #beefriendly
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It's not the prettiest flower. It looks kinda weedy when it grows, but gosh, the #bumblebees love them. We got quite the variation of seeds to make them happy, but there is just a cloud of bees on these flowers, and the rest is now mostly ignored.
If I don't spend a lot of time each spring removing lupines, these flowers will soon be gone. Invasive plants are a pain :/
