Turn Your Backyard Into A Bee Sanctuary

An insect hotel with many holes drilled into pieces of wood under a peaked roof sits atop a wooden pole in a garden

Bees are the lynchpin to plant pollinating. While there are many other insects and animals that are part of the process, bees are the hardest workers. Creating a beneficial habitat for bees will encourage them to stay in the garden, promoting flowering and fruiting plants. How to Attract Bees Keeping a tidy garden may actually backfire for bees. This is because it removes items and sites that are usually used by the insects. Only honeybees form hives, while 70% of bees nest in the ground and 30% use cracks and crevasses as their bee home. There are over 20,000 bee species found in the world. This diversity encompasses some of the most important insects for agriculture, wild plants, and home gardens Creating a bee sanctuary garden will provide habitat and food for our buzzing little friends. Such practices invite bees into the garden and increase the plants’ ability to flower, […]

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