We are doing our part to support our local honeybees. My husband won this garden bee skep on Ebay for me. When it came in the mail I was so excited to open it and add it to our garden. It was the perfect finishing touch!
Bee skeps encourage bees to make a home and then to visit the flowers and veggies nearby to pollinate them. Many plants, such as apples, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, and onions require pollination to grow and produce. For the last couple of years honeybess have been mysteriously abandoning their hives and disappearing, never to return. This puzzles and worries scientists and farmers, who fear their disappearing act may be the result of pesticide use, a dwindling food supply, or a virus that is attacking the bees' immune systems. Whatever the case, honeybees are important to our food supply and flowers and since honeybess do not sting they are very welcome in our garden! Oh and BP loves honey on her cheeiros... just another reason to welcome the bees!
2 comments:
Wow. I love that you're doing your part to save the bees. The bee skep is gorgeous. Can't wait to see it in person.
Oh, how sweet. You'll have to explain to Buby though that honeybees don't sting. I tried... Even today at the zoo there was a bee exhibit (in glass) and he said, "Mom, bees are scary." All b/c of that incident last summer. Maybe BP can help him overcome it. We've tried everything.
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