The Future of Food ~ Native Bees

A Blog Article on, Bees and Beekeeping, Gardening Basics, Homesteading or Farmsteading, Pollinator Animals, Regenerative or Sustainable, Support systems2 Comments

The Future of Food – Native Bees by Guest Blogger: Dave Hunter of Crown Bees: We know there are huge differences in how pollen is carried by the European honey bee and our native bees. Relatively unknown, people are surprised to learn that hole-nesting native bees like our mason and leafcutter bees are actually much better pollinators than honey bees.
Research shows that mason bees can significantly increase the yield of…