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Support + Preserve Bee Habitats
Habitat loss is a huge contributor to pollinator decline. A great way to help preserve them is to hold safe spaces for bees and wildlife to forage and rest. You can support local organizations that have bee habitats and pollinator gardens. An example of these is state parks and nature preserves.
You can also help in your own backyard by replacing your lawn with wildflowers and gardens. If you don’t have the space but still want to help, then window boxes and flower pots are a great option.
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Go Chemical-Free
Pesticides, herbicides, and argochemicals severly harm the bee population. By minimizing their use by replacing them with natural alternatives, we can help maintain healthy pollinator populations.
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Choosing Bee Friendly Plants
Not alll flowers are created equal and many garden stores have refined their flowers for human consuption or aesthetic purposes, at the expense of the needs of our pollinators.
If you would like to create food sources for them, look for non-invasive plants native to your area that are rich in pollen and nectar, and have long-lasting blooms.
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Bunker Down
70% of 20,000 + bee species live underground. You can help them create nests by leaving bare patches of soil alone so they can tunnel down, leave the fallen leaves throughout the winter, and avoid mulching.
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Leave the Trees
When trees bloom, it creates thousands of blossoms (food) for pollinators and the fallen leaves + resin provides nesting materials for them. Hollow limbs or tree cavities make a great shelter for them as well.
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Don’t Cut!
30% of bees nest inside trees, logs, or plant stems. When your blossoms die, you can help by leaving the stems while the bees winterize. They will reemerge in the spring.