Supporting pollinators in the garden is so important for the natural ecosystem and for producing vegetables and fruits. Even if you don’t grow food, you should provide plants that encourage pollinators to support their numbers, which in some instances are dwindling. Choosing the right plants is important, but equally crucial is avoiding plants that are harmful to bees or simply unappealing. 1. Red Flowers Bees are among the most important pollinators to support because their numbers have dropped due to a phenomenon known as colony collapse. If you want to help bees by providing nectar-producing flowers, it’s essential that you choose the kinds of blooms that attract them. Bees see a lot of colors, including ultraviolet, which humans cannot see. They do not, however, see red very well. Red flowers are not plants that hurt bees — they simply won’t attract them. 2. Cucurbits An entire group of plants that […]
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