Honey bees are naturalized, not native? Yep! These European bees bless us with healing honey, pollen, propolis and beeswax, as well as fruit, vegetable and seed crops like apples, melons and sunflowers, but they are not native to Ohio. Learn about them and the medicinal properties of honey and hive products.
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Planting a wildflower garden is easier than you think. Wouldn't you love to replace a little more lawn with this feast for the eyes (and for the bees?) Bees love a variety of flowering plants to gather nectar (which they need for food and to raise their brood) and nectar (which gives them energy for flight.) Learn more, and get a prairie pocket guide and custom Ohio seed mix.
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Ah, the much misunderstood dandelion. In addition to providing spring food sources for bees and other pollinators, they are good for the land, and good for us. Learn about their benefits for the soil and the land, their rich nutritional and medicinal benefits, and ways you can thin them WITHOUT using chemicals - for the bees, please!
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Bumble Bees are the superheroes (super heroines?) of the native bee world! They are highly social, and the most incredible pollinators because of their unique flight capabilities, fuzzy bodies, "bread basket" thighs for carrying pollen, and their "buzz pollination" capabilities. Their numbers are rapidly declining. Learn what to plant for these winged wonders.
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