The crunch of a crisp apple, picked right off the tree. The sweet juice that runs all over you when you eat a cantaloupe or watermelon. The vivid color of raspberries in you freshly squeezed lemonade. What do all of these foods have in common? They are pollinated by honey bees; along with several other crops.
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The average homeowner can take simple steps to reduce see decline. Are you applying the chemical
With these tips I hope you enjoy your garden. And remember the Honey Bees and other pollinators!!
*Amerucan Bee Journal. Wild
Bee Decline Threatens US Crop Production
University Of Vermont
*Honey Bee Biology &
Beekeeping
Dewey M. Caron
*Nature. 2012 Nov. 1; 491(7422):105-8doi/nature
1158. epub2012 Oct 21.