Bees: Protect Your Pollinators

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A digger bee feeds on and pollinates a sunflower.
A digger bee feeds on and pollinates a sunflower.
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Bumblebees use their long tongues to feed on the flower nectar of fruit and garden crops, and their fuzzy hair picks up and distributes pollen.
Bumblebees use their long tongues to feed on the flower nectar of fruit and garden crops, and their fuzzy hair picks up and distributes pollen.
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Left: When berries are not fully pollinated by bees, small and malformed fruit often is the result. Right: Bees have successfully pollinated this berry.
Left: When berries are not fully pollinated by bees, small and malformed fruit often is the result. Right: Bees have successfully pollinated this berry.
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This well-made nesting box for orchard mason bees from www.beediverse.com) features cleanable stacking trays and a green predator guard to preven woodpeckers from eating the bee cocoons and larvae.
This well-made nesting box for orchard mason bees from www.beediverse.com) features cleanable stacking trays and a green predator guard to preven woodpeckers from eating the bee cocoons and larvae.

You’ll harvest more and bigger fruits and vegetables
if you have enough pollinating bees visiting your garden.
In some cases, better pollination even means faster
maturity and better flavor.

  • Published on Aug 1, 2005
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