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There are more bees that pollinate our plants then just Honey Bees. Check this article out and I do hope that you go to the links provided.
Many of the news today is all about the decimation of the
honey bees that live and grow and thrive in a hive.
Did you know thought that there are other
bees that pollinate our flowers and make our crops grow that are not these
social bees?
Yes and they are gentle and
they do not produce honey but there are great pollinators. We do not need these honey bees to pollinate
our crops, flowers, trees and vegetables.
Mason bees are just one of the many species of bees that only
pollinate. They do not live in hives but
in solitary places and you can make these places very simply.
We, as a people, on this planet are finding
alternative pollinators and bees that are coming to the forefront of
gardening. These solitary bees, or mason
bees, do not have the same problems or diseases as do the honey or social type
of bees. Actually there is very little
bad about these bees.
I just watched this show on my Public Television
Station. The program is called Growing a
Greener World. The website and video for
this episode is: http://www.growingagreenerworld.com/solitary-bees-pollinators/
You can also learn and purchase bees, solitary bee supplies
and homes and lots more on this website: http://www.crownbees.com/
It's true that there are many kinds of bees and other pollinators, including butterflies and moths, but many pollinators can be killed off by some of the herbicides and pesticides being used that kill the honey bees. I would miss the honey bee, were it to disappear. And I would miss their honey.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fungus that is killing the honeybees, not the pesticides. The mason bees are immune to the kind of fungus that is killing the honeybees. If you go to the link at the bottom of the blog it is the ones that is crownbees, you will see how you can make them their houses and they are really very easy to make.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that even mosquitoes can help with pollination. But I by far prefer the various kinds of bees that I have around my property, which include bumblebees, honey bees, small carpenter bees to name just a few.
ReplyDeleteBats also pollinate and they also eat flying insects as well.
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