Tell our leaders Why is it so important to protect bees now?
This beauty with the amazing green eyes, was a punctual visitor each day. She seemed most interested in collecting nectar and pollen from my Dahlias & Phlox so she was easy to pick out from the dozens of other bees busy at work. I take pride in creating a safe haven for bees and other pollinators starting with my forty year old flowering crab in the spring (the tree provides a lulling hum from thousands of bees that descend upon it) to the chemical free perennial blooms of summer and fall. We need to be good advocates and stewards for our bee colonies. I hope that sharing my photos of bees help others not only appreciate their beauty but also understand that we can safely share the same space and encourage bees to our yards no matter how small. I hope to recruit other good stewards of bees because our food chain, as well as other animals, are dependent on them. With the climate crisis and use of more and more chemicals, our bees are facing devastation as are we to the likes that can’t be imagined. So, when friends comment on the bountiful harvest from their gardens, going to the apple orchard in fall, or bringing a freshly baked fruit pie to an event, I climb onto my soapbox and always ask the question, “what are you doing for the bees that will continue to help provide these sources of food now and in the future?”