Flower shape and size impact urban bee survival. Discover how planting diverse blooms can support wild bee populations.

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

Plants may be incompatible with bee balm for a variety of reasons ... Similarly, golden groundsel (Packera aurea) is pollinator-friendly and also benefits from a little competition from other ...

There are many reasons for this, but it's partly because there are fewer of the flowers and plants that they need ... been asking children to design a bee-friendly garden, that we’re going ...

bee-friendly planting, metamorphosis, and the vital roles bees play within the hive.” While at Conservation Works, Samantha designed and implemented pollinator gardens, and educated the public ...

A recent survey found an average loss of 62% of bee colonies among commercial operations in less than a year. Causes and ...

They’re blooming now, and will be fully established in three years. The pollinator plants include coneflower, bee balm, butterfly weed, milkweed, blazing star, Joe Pye weed, thistles and clover.

You can also chat to friends and family about how cool bees are and help them to make their wild spaces bee-friendly. Plant a range of flowers in your garden so bees have access to nectar from March ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...