Comments on: Attracting more bees and pollinators: 6 ways to help our native insects

By: Judi

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:57:38 +0000

I try to keep flowers blooming all growing season long. I was so afraid of bees i used to kill them. Now i leave them alone, and let them do their job

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By: Annette Lamb

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:18:50 +0000

I have a lot of milkweed plants and the Bees love them. Also I have 3 Goose berry bushes and they also come in early spring to get the nectar as these plant flower early and they help to pollenate the plants. Lots of Gooseberrys.

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By: Jessica Walliser

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:21:23 +0000

In reply to Ravenstar.

Great suggestion! They love the borage in my herb garden, too.

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By: Ravenstar

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:56:15 +0000

I plant LOTS of Borage. The bees LOVE it!

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By: George

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 02:18:01 +0000

Try to have blooms for as long as possible. Solidary bees have short adult life spans, so the bees you see in spring aren’t the same species you see in fall (bumble bee and honet bees are different). Long story short, try to have a variety of flowers throughout the season.

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By: Renee

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:24:33 +0000

I teach people how to grow their own food via design, build, install, and maintenance of edible gardens. I also teach through consult, writing and workshops. Starting in 2017 GBR will be adding pollinator gardens to the list of services provided. It’s going to add an enormous amount of work but I know how important this cause is to all of us and want to help any way that I can. I figure every yard that I add pollinator gardens to counts.

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By: savvygardening

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 23:04:00 +0000

In reply to Sharon Bryson.

Great picture Sharon!

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By: Sharon Bryson

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:15:00 +0000

We saw our first honey bees on Tuesday. It is amazing they come in search of pollen the minute the weather turns a wee bit warmer and the first spring flowers appear.Crocus, snowdrops and heaths all had their share of visitors.

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