Honey bees are very important in the wild, for food production and in gardens. Without them, much pollination would cease. This article provides helpful ideas to help save honey bees. Bees have a hard time.
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Plant a wide variety of flowering plants in your garden . This provides different options for the bees to pollinate from. Make sure that you try to plant wildflowers that grow in your community. Planting herbs are a great option as they are healthy for the honey bees.
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Avoid using pesticides. Pesticides are harmful to bees.
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Choose your honey carefully. Local bee farmers that care about their honey bees is a great way to go!
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Eat organic foods. Eating organic is one way of supporting the banning of pesticides. Eating organic is healthier; and, if you plant your own vegetables and fruit, you are supporting the honey bees.
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Support community gardens in your area that are also organic. This provides the community and the bees with food.
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Leave bee hives alone when you find them. Don't go disturbing the bees or taking their honey or honey comb.
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Leave dandelions and clover growing in your grass. These are some very popular flowers that honey bees make stops at since they are abundant. This is especially important as the weather starts warming up in Spring time and dandelions are one of the earliest flowering plants for the insects to pollinate.
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Become a bee keeper. This can be a challenge! Make sure that you have enough time and money before trying this out!
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Put a small basin of water outside near your garden. Bees get thirsty just like us. Bird baths also work for providing the bees with a drink.
- Make sure to place small twigs inside the basin so that the bees have a place to stand on while drinking.
- Change the water in your basin every 1-4 days.
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Realize that bees are your friends. Honey bees don't want to hurt you. They rarely sting. The only reason they do sting on rare occasions is because they are very disrupted or angry. Bees die a few hours after they sting you, so they prefer not to sting so they can live.
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Use safe bee removals if you have bees living in your house. Go with an option that releases them into a natural environment rather than killing them. [1] X Expert Source Steve Downs
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Research and learn more about honey bees.
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QuestionHow do you attract honey bees?Steve Downs is a Live Honey Bee Removal Specialist, Honey bee Preservationist, and the Owner of Beecasso Live Bee Removal Inc, a licensed bee removal and relocation business based in the Los Angeles, California metro area. Steve has over 20 years of humane bee capturing and bee removal experience for both commercial and residential locations. Working with beekeepers, agriculturalists, and bee hobbyists, Steve sets up bee hives throughout the Los Angeles area and promotes the survival of bees. He has a passion for honeybee preservation and has created his own Beecasso sanctuary where rescued bee hives are relocated and preserved.Use lemongrass oil. Put a few drops in the area you'd like them to visit! Don't try and handle the bees without gloves, and if you do, be very gentle.
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QuestionHow can I feed bees sugar water?Steve Downs is a Live Honey Bee Removal Specialist, Honey bee Preservationist, and the Owner of Beecasso Live Bee Removal Inc, a licensed bee removal and relocation business based in the Los Angeles, California metro area. Steve has over 20 years of humane bee capturing and bee removal experience for both commercial and residential locations. Working with beekeepers, agriculturalists, and bee hobbyists, Steve sets up bee hives throughout the Los Angeles area and promotes the survival of bees. He has a passion for honeybee preservation and has created his own Beecasso sanctuary where rescued bee hives are relocated and preserved.You can make sugar water by dissolving organic sugar in hot water. You can also add supplements to the water for more nutrients. For example, you can add some bee pollen in there to give them more protein to keep them robust during the winter.
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QuestionWhich flowers do I plant for the bees?Community AnswerBees like flowers like sweet clover, thistles, alfalfa, sunflowers, and dandelions.
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Tips
- Research flowers that grow in the wild and plant them. Always make sure you are planting safe flowers for you, kids, and/or pets to be around as some may be poisonous.Thanks
- Check labels in plant shops as they can sometimes say whether they attract bees.Thanks
- Keep out water for the bees to drink. Bird baths can work. Be sure to add sticks so the bees won't drown. The bees don't want to hurt you; just be sure to keep your distance.Thanks
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References
- ↑ Steve Downs. Live Bee Removal Specialist. Expert Interview. 23 February 2020.
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